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lad culture

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

UK, uncountable

Examples

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 againstfeminism gone too far”.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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