Examples
“He uses the term ladies loosely, Alyssa commented, and I smirked.”
“Many sporting events have moved away from the term ladies in favor of women, with Wimbledon being a notable exception.”
“What was now to his cynical mind screamingly funny about the American -- his sensitive delicate feelings, his high standard of morals with regard to what he called the ladies, and illusions that one would rarely find in London in”
“I suppose they are what you call ladies and gentlemen? ”
“An ad saying “Drink Budweiser” with scantily clad ladies is likely also be just as offensive to some Muslims (and Mormons and Southern Baptists).”
“Don't forget, it's like jumping down from, let's say, about two meters on the ground about a thousand times a year, which seems not to be appropriate for ladies from a medical point of view," Kasper said in a 2005 NPR interview repeated in a 2006 ABC report on the eve of the Torino Games.”
“The one regret I hear so often from old ladies is that they wish they spent less time cleaning and more time with their kids.”
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“One of my favorite patterns for both girls and ladies is the square necked dress from modestpatterns. com.”
“This is hardly a newsflash for us comic-readin 'ladies, and it sure as hell hasn't stopped us before.”
“The ladies from the Justice unit begin their talks.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ladies’.
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
abridgement (abri..., accoutrement, accoutre, acknowledgement (..., opposite, advert, adaptor, adapter, sticking plaster, advertise, adviser (advisor ..., adze, aesthete and 1196 more...
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eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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Words suggested in response to Funk's...
In response to Wilfred J. Funk's "ten most beautiful words in the English language" list of 1932.
beer, rum, rye, sauterne, sherry, brandy, bourbon, Scotch, champagne, cocktail, lyric, serenity and 137 more...
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Words I Hate
I avoid saying these words and cringe whenever I hear them spoken.
yummy, morsel, folks, topping, supper, kiddo, ladies, meal, hubby, feed
Tweets
Looking for tweets for ladies.
frogapplause I remember an acquaintance who used the word "sisters" in the same context. Ick. "Join me at ye olde water cooler for a sip, sisters?" Oct 1, 2012
erinmckean An easy way to sound like a creep is to add the word “ladies” to the end of things you say. It can be harmless too, but it just makes you a creep. “Yeah after college I spent two years in the peace corps, ladies?” The more harmless it is, the more of a creep you become. “I broke my arm. I need help, ladies?” FYDemetriMartin Oct 1, 2012
oroboros "First Ladies rule the State and state the rule: ladies first." Jul 8, 2007