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Led vs Lad - What's the difference?

led | lad |

As nouns the difference between led and lad

is that led is light-emitting diode while lad is a boy or young man.

As a verb led

is past tense of lead.

led

English

(wikipedia LED)

Noun

(en noun)
  • light-emitting diode

    • See also

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l) * (l) * (l) ----

    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

    Anagrams

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