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    la-di-da
    /ˌlɑːdɪˈdɑː/

    adjective

    • 1. pretentious or snobbish in manner or speech: informal "do I really sound like a la-di-da society lawyer?"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLA-DI-DA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LA-DI-DA definition: 1. used to describe speech or behaviour that is not sincere because the person is pretending to…. Learn more.

    • Polski

      la-di-da definicja: 1. used to describe speech or behaviour...

    • English (US)

      LA-DI-DA meaning: 1. used to describe speech or behaviour...

    • Translate to Mandarin Chinese

      LA-DI-DA translate: （尤指女人）故作清高的，装模作样的，做作的. Learn more in the...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › la-di-daLa-di-da Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LA-DI-DA is affectedly or pretentiously elegant or refined in manners or tastes. How to use la-di-da in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLA-DI-DA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone as la-di-da, you mean that they have an upper-class way of behaving, which you think seems unnatural and is only done to impress people. [old-fashioned, disapproval] I wouldn't trust them in spite of all their la-di-da manners.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › la-di-daLA-DI-DA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    La-di-da definition: (used as an expression of derision directed at affected gentility or pretentious refinement.). See examples of LA-DI-DA used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › la-di-daLa-di-da - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    La-di-da is the perfect informal term for someone who acts grand and pompous. Sometimes people who speak using flowery language or long, complicated words are described this way, and sometimes it's their affected manners than earn them the la-di-da label.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › la-di-daLa-di-da - definition of la-di-da by The Free Dictionary

    Define la-di-da. la-di-da synonyms, la-di-da pronunciation, la-di-da translation, English dictionary definition of la-di-da. also la-de-da adj. Informal Affectedly genteel; pretentious. interj. Used to express disdain for something viewed as pretentious.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › la-di-da_1la-di-da - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    exclamation. /ˌlɑː di ˈdɑː/ (also lah-di-dah) used when somebody is annoying you, because they seem to think they are more important than they really are. ‘We stayed at the Grand Hotel Imperial.’ ‘Well, la-di-da!’. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.