A young male person.
Modern British & Australian Definition: a good manly bloke.
Sydney Definition: Wannabe skinny thug, similar to eshay.
"Hes only a wee lad" - Young male
"Yeah but what about Johnno?"
"Oh yeah, he's an absolute lad." - Good fella
"Oi ya lad. I'll fuk you up" - Wannabe skinny thug