Lad: An australian youth subculture centred around individuals who hang out in gangs, engage in petty theft, pick fights, vandalise property and use foul language which generally involves a great deal of pig latin. Hence the terms "
adlay" and "eshays". Lads generally wear
white caps tilted up at the front to show the front part of their hair which is often
gelled. The strap of the cap is
done up tight at the back and the possibility of a rats tails or other such hair style dangling out the back is common. They can be seen wearing white polo shirts, or polo shirts of other colours with short shorts (striped parachute/tracksuit pants in winter) and trainers. They sport brands such as
Nautica, Saucony, Nike and
Everlast and in addition to this wear ridiculously small bags usually
scrawled with graffiti. 'Lads' are now commonplace is many areas of Sydney including but not limited to the
inner west, outer west, north west, south and south-west. 'Lads' can be found in most high schools throughout
the Sydney metropolitan area, they have a gang mentality which enables them to gain physical superiority over other groups and subcultures and are disliked by the general population. They can often be seen hanging around train stations and shopping centres or just roaming the streets in search of trouble. Lads are generally into rave music and in particular hardstyles such as
gabber. They also engage in tagging as graffiti is a large part of the subculture. Lad girls wear similar clothing and often have their hair gelled and tied back tightly, giving it a shiny, sleek and some might say greasy quality.
Lad: "Lets catch the
492 from
Burwood to Drummoyne
adlay, we'll pick some fights with little kids when we get there"