The archetypal Anson Lads; e.g. drink too much,
smoke too much, take recreational
drugs, take a highly mysogenistic view of women, etc
The lads take thie name from the song by the Libertines
They live by the values of; "bros before
hoes" and often consider other members of the group as "brothers from another mother"
Will, Joe and Doug are such a bunch of likely lads
Someones been smoking crack in the
shower! i want to
see the likely lads in my office immediately.