the lads
plural noun
British, informal
: the male friends or work partners of a man viewed as a group
He was out drinking with the lads at the pub.
Examples of the lads in a Sentence
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Hearing the song before the lads come out is so iconic.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
The foursome lives at Lee’s home in Seattle, with the women in the main house and the lads in a barn-like bunker in the yard.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Act 2 falls into the same opening trap with a cartoonish scene as the lads hit the U.S.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Can the lads keep their game up, nearly a mile high and without their best offensive player?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
There was definitely a big wave of support from the lads.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Feb. 2025
Congratulations to the lads for the performance, not for the result.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
There are flashes of tableaux of clay figures and snatches of animation; when the lads are heading down the K-hole, the image dissolves into fast-moving jello.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
For Cara’s birthday, Pippa and Lauren plan a camping trip to a nearby lake, inviting the lads, Zach (Raiko Gohara) and Connor (Jude Morgan-Collie).
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
The foursome lives at Lee’s home in Seattle, with the women in the main house and the lads in a barn-like bunker in the yard.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Act 2 falls into the same opening trap with a cartoonish scene as the lads hit the U.S.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Can the lads keep their game up, nearly a mile high and without their best offensive player?
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
There was definitely a big wave of support from the lads.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Feb. 2025
Congratulations to the lads for the performance, not for the result.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
There are flashes of tableaux of clay figures and snatches of animation; when the lads are heading down the K-hole, the image dissolves into fast-moving jello.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
For Cara’s birthday, Pippa and Lauren plan a camping trip to a nearby lake, inviting the lads, Zach (Raiko Gohara) and Connor (Jude Morgan-Collie).
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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“The lads.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20lads. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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