Dictionary

ladettish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /læˈdɛtɪʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English ladde English lad Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ettebor. Middle English -ette English -ette English ladette Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English ladettish From ladette + -ish.

Meanings

1. (informal, uncommon) Relating to, or displaying behavior associated with, a ladette.
   • That said, the central importance of socio-culturally based strategies in challenging notions of ‘laddish’ masculinity and ‘ladettish’ femininity, and engaging peer leaders with their schooling, emerges as a compelling priority for intervention work. 2010 November, Martyn Long, Clare Wood, Karen Littleton, Terri Passenger, Kieron Sheehy, The Psychology of Education, Taylor & Francis, page 181:
   • Celebration is not easy to define, but is not to be confused with self-gratification, buffoonery, laddish or ladettish behaviour. 2007, Anna Kiernan, Bit on the Side : Work, sex, love, loss, and own goals, Parthian, page 156:
   • The school, through its strong intervention at this stage, is giving them a reason not to be laddish (or ladettish!), offering them almost a face-saving device to enable them to work without undermining their own sense of ‘being a lad or a ladette’. 2005 November, Mike Younger, Molly Warrington, Ros McLellan, Raising Boys' Achievement in Secondary Schools, McGraw Hill Education, page 108:
   • The project also addressed “laddish masculinity” and “ladettish femininity,’ British terms for gender stereotypical attitudes and behaviors. 2012 February, Jody Heymann, Adele Cassola, editors, Lessons in Educational Equality: Successful Approaches to Intractable Problems Around the World, Oxford University Press, page 275:

Forms

Deriveds

ladettishness