To hate it when people use the words "lad" and "lass" when talking about adults?

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I know this isn't really a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but I can't stand it when people use those words when talking about men and women, both in reference to themselves and about other people.

I had an ex who used to refer to himself as a lad constantly...he was 27 years old and he would call himself a lad FFS. I couldn't help but constantly think "no you're not a lad, you're a fucking man". He also referred to me as his "lass" even when I told him that I didn't like it. I am not a lass. I am a grown woman.

I've heard other people do it so I guess it's a thing but I hate it.

I also realise I'm probably biased as I dislike the words anyway, but it just seems even worse when it's used to describe adults.

This is a regional thing isn't it? You don't hear lass round here, although lad is used.

I find the word woman uncomfortable to use. I have no idea why, perhaps because of my mum's insistence on "saying thank you to the lady", you wouldn't say woman in that context would you? Lady somehow seems more polite, but is frowned upon by some. And you're not allowed to say girls when referring to adult women. I struggle.

Lad and lass used round here too. Never thought about it before. But now I have, it doesn't bother me.

In Ireland its common to call both sexes 'the lads' regardless of age. My DH is in his sixties and I'm not far behind. It always makes me smile being referred to as 'lads'.

Regional surely.
But I agree with the "woman-child/man-child" thing. One girl and two boys - even though they are all over 40!!

I am beyond the age of being a lass, I'm now classed as a wifey. That doesn't bother me either, it's just a local expression.

I have friend who live in Newcastle it's very common to call called lad or lass.

EatShitDerek night out with the women sounds wrong, but night out with the girls sounds fine.

I just object to being called a lass when I'm a woman .

Like I said, I dislike the words anyway even though I have no idea why. I also hate the word "mam" even though that's what everybody calls their mothers around here, including myself. But "mum" just sounds odd with my accent so I don't really have a choice there...

Definitely regional - I use them quite frequently, didn't occur to me it would bother anyone

I think it depends where you live. I live in Newcastle, lads and lasses is just a way of speaking. I for some reason don't like using them haha (not grown up here) but it doesn't bother me.

oh I also don't really like 'Mam'. My mother is my Mum!

I hate it too, my parents say lad whether it's about my 5 month old son or my 30 year old cousins. My dad also says lass which irritates me even more for some reason.

Unmissable I think women have been really short changed there. The very word 'woman' is somehow rude and we shouldn't say it, 'man' is never rude. It lumps women into a category with 'twat' and 'Voldemort'.

It doesn't bother me.

Better than 'hinny'.

I say lad and lass and like it if someone calls me a lass. I'm too young to be a woman!

Love hinny and petal

It's a regional thing. I like it. Rural North east Scotland has quines and loons. You'll be "name of father/ (or in my case, grandfather)'s quine" for contemporaries of said forebear for as long as their contemporaries live.

This is a lovely epitaph.

"Now boast thee, death, in thy possession lies A lass unparalleled."

Definitely regional.

Our lass is the common term for wife/partner round here (or wor lass). I call my brother our young'un. He is 38.

If I was using it generally, though, I'd say a group of lads were no older than 35. After that it's a bunch of gadgies.

I love hinny and pet.

Its not something I say but OH and his family are from the NE and use these a lot.

It did sound a tad odd when I heard him refer to me as 'our lass'

Regional thing, doesn't bother me although I don't tend to say it myself. YABU

My Mum (South East) goes out with the girls she used to work with, MiL /Mam (North West) goes to the pub with the lasses from the darts team. None of the above mentioned relatives or friends are under 70. Nobody cares.

Bite me!