Definition
A young gadge or vagrant; someone of low social status or disreputable character, particularly in dialect use.
Etymology
From gadge with the diminutive suffix -ling (meaning small or inferior), following English patterns like duckling, stripling, and weakling.
Kelly Says
The -ling suffix has an interesting history—it started as a straightforward diminutive but often became dismissive or contemptuous; 'gadling' captures this perfectly, referring to a young vagrant with a slight tone of social disapproval built into the word itself.
Translations
ARالعربية
gadling
ga-diling
BNবাংলা
gadling
ga-diling
CACatalà
gadling
ga-dling
CSČeština
gadling
ga-dling
DEDeutsch
Gadling
ga-dling
ELΕλληνικά
gadling
ga-dling
ESEspañol
gadling
ga-dling
FAفارسی
gadling
ga-diling
FRFrançais
gadling
ga-dling
HEעברית
gadling
ga-diling
HIहिन्दी
gadling
ga-diling
HUMagyar
gadling
ga-dling
IDBahasa Indonesia
gadling
ga-dling
ITItaliano
gadling
ga-dling
MSBahasa Melayu
gadling
ga-dling
MYမြန်မာ
gadling
ga-diling
NLNederlands
gadling
ga-dling
PLPolski
gadling
ga-dling
PTPortuguês
gadling
ga-dling
RORomână
gadling
ga-dling
RUРусский
gadling
ga-dling
SVSvenska
gadling
ga-dling
SWKiswahili
gadling
ga-dling
TAதமிழ்
gadling
ga-diling
TEతెలుగు
gadling
ga-diling
TRTürkçe
gadling
ga-dling
UKУкраїнська
gadling
ga-dling
VITiếng Việt
gadling
ga-diling