lah-di-dah

ˌlɑːdiːˈdɑː

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#1·7h ago

(British, pejorative) Of or from the upper class of society.

She was all la-di-da, with her nose in the air, and we were all struggling not to laugh because that would be gauche.

Origin: c. 1880s, with a comeback in the 1980s due to its use in Annie Hall (1977) by Woody Allen, although in a different context, spoken by the actress Diane Keaton. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(British, pejorative) Affecting upper-class or superior airs.

She was all la-di-da, with her nose in the air, and we were all struggling not to laugh because that would be gauche.

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#3·7h ago

(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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