Lads
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /lædz/
- Rhymes: -ædz
Noun
plural
- Plural of lad
- (Northern England, Geordie, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
- 1998, Tom Stoppard. The Real Inspector HoundMe and the lads have had a meeting in the bar and decided it's first-class family entertainment.
- 2000, Marie Jones. Stones In His PocketsI loved saying lads . . . like I was a comrade . . . like I was one of them ... me and the lads . . . alright lads, eh ... Italy, no problem .