la-di-da
adjective
variants
or less commonly la-de-da
or lah-de-dah
or lah-dee-dah
or lah-di-dah
informal
: affectedly or pretentiously elegant or refined in manners or tastes
… they soon became civilized. Two years later Fabyan saw them in Westminster Palace, dressed like la-di-da English courtiers.—
Samuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot MorisonIris was a freshman at Climping Academy, the Santa Teresa private school located in Horton Ravine, which was so la-di-da, it totally freaked her out.—Sue Grafton
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“La-di-da.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/la-di-da. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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