So, I've watched a couple British shows lately and they say " he was a "bit of a lad." what does that mean?

Question

So, I've watched a couple British shows lately and they say " he was a "bit of a lad." what does that mean?

Answer 1

Bit of a lad just means a bit sort of playful, and into football and drinking and 'laddish' things like that.

Answer 2

'Bit of a lad' means a lot of things.

But mainly it means a boy who likes football, drinking, maybe is a bit aggressive at times- y'know, a bit of a yob?

Answer 3

it means badboy basically or likes to thing of himself as a badboy

Answer 4

It means he is a vicarious cynic

Answer 5

the boy was good looking.

Answer 6

as well as being laddish and into male things like football, beer etc, a "bit of a lad" also implies that he likes the ladies and is quite attractive to them

Answer 7

Lad meaning boy and in the term that it is used is basically saying or telling someone that he was quite a boy.