Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lad culture

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: lad -cul-ture
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subculture which arose in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, centered around traditional working-class male attitudes and interests, often in rejection of the perceived strictures of feminism or the concept of the New Man.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This is frequently traced back to the birth of lad culture in the mid-90s, which itself tends now to be characterised as a reaction against “feminism gone too far”."

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does lad culture mean?: A subculture which arose in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, centered around traditional working-class male attitudes and interests, often in rejection of the perceived strictures of feminism or the concept of the New Man.

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