# lad lit

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Male-authored popular novels about young men and their emotional and personal lives.

## Etymology
Modeled on lad mag and perhaps chick lit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lad-lit