I hear people using this word daily, drives me mental if I'm honest. They usually refer to someone as a 'lad' after they say something either rude, offensive, or just plain irritating. The 'lads' may refer to this as banter, or a joke, but it's only a joke if the two parties(joker and jokee) are laughing, if it's only the joker laughing, you're making a joke out of someone, and if that's what makes you a lad, why would anyone want to be one? Boys seem to see it as an accomplishment or a word of praise, I'd much prefer to be able to call someone a gentleman!
Referring to boys as 'lads', devalues what Wikipedia says. If every "boy or young man" was like the lads at my school, there would be a major problem.
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