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Lad vs Lav - What's the difference?

lad | lav |

As nouns the difference between lad and lav

is that lad is lady while lav is (british|slang) lavatory.

lad

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A boy or young man.
  • (British) A jack the lad; a boyo.
    • I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.
  • A familiar term of address for a young man.
  • A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad ).
  • (Ireland) The penis.
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    • Usage notes

    Prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Geordie, Mackem, Scouse and Northumbrian.

    Related terms

    * ladette * laddie * laddish * lass * lassie

    References

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    External links

    * lad] at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary

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    lav

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) Lavatory.
    • Please miss, Johnny wants to go to the lav.

    Synonyms

    * (lavatory ): ** (standard ): lavatory, toilet ** (colloquial/slang ): little boy's room, little girl's room, loo, smallest room ** (coarse/taboo slang ): bog, crapper, shithouse, shitter

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