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Lass vs Colleen - What's the difference?

lass | colleen |

As nouns the difference between lass and colleen

is that lass is (archaic|informal) a young woman or girl while colleen is girl.

lass

English

Noun

(lasses)
  • (archaic, informal) A young woman or girl.
    • "Come and dance, ye lads and lasses !"
  • (Geordie) A sweetheart.

    • Usage notes

    Still prevalent in Scottish English and Northern English dialects such as Geordie (Tyneside), Wearside/County Durham, Northumberland/Northumbrian, Teesside and Yorkshire. Sometimes used poetically in other dialects of English.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * buffer lass * lad * lassie

    References

    * * * * * * ----

    colleen

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
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  • * 2007 Laurie Lindeen, Petal Pusher , Atria Books, ISBN 0743292324, page 137
    • Her name is spelled Coleen making her "Co" with a hard O and not Colleen by any stretch - I'm suspicious on her authority on the subject.