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Lass vs Ladette - What's the difference?

lass | ladette |

As nouns the difference between lass and ladette

is that lass is a young woman or girl while ladette is a young woman who behaves in a manner similar to a young man, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.

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.

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    ladette

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young woman who behaves in a manner similar to a young man, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.