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Life was hard when I was a lad.
Well, lad, I hope you won't make the same mistake again!
He's a good lad at heart.
They can't treat us like that, can they, lads?!
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Iraola’s lads are a competent side at the back too, and have the fifth-best defence in the league based on their xG against (18.0).
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Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Say, could that lad be James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
Two young lads — one English, one Spanish — show how it should be done by sharing a conciliatory chat.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
There’s obviously some awkward moments, because lads are lads.
—Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Abdul Rehman, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Say, could that lad be James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
Two young lads — one English, one Spanish — show how it should be done by sharing a conciliatory chat.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
There’s obviously some awkward moments, because lads are lads.
—Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lad. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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lad
noun1
: boy sense 1, youth
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