lah-di-dah
(British, pejorative) Of or from the upper class of society.
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(British, pejorative) Of or from the upper class of society.
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(US) Not a care in the world. (used in a sing-song voice, for childhood rhymes).
Well, lah-di-dah, mister Park Avenue manicure.
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(British, pejorative) Affecting upper-class or superior airs.
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