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La-La Land en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From la (“syllable used in singing”) + land.

Meanings

1. The fictional place where wandering, sleeping, or dreaming minds are metaphorically said to end up.
   • Don't worry, boss: the guards are in La-La Land. They won't be up for many hours.
   • Oh, don't mind him: he's usually up in La-La Land, with all his silly ideas and whatnot.

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Hypernyms

land

Relateds

dreamland · head in the clouds · fantasy land · never-never land · dreamworld · neverland

Translations (3)

cs tramtárie (a fictional, nonphysical place) · cs vzdušné zámky (a fictional, nonphysical place) · de Phantasieland (a fictional, nonphysical place)

La-La Land en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Blend of LA (initialism for Los Angeles) and La La Land (metaphorical dreamland).

Meanings

1. (US, derogatory, figuratively, humorous, slang) Los Angeles, California (or Hollywood).
   • ... back to her new home in Calabassas, near Los Angeles. Her years in Phoenix, where she started her own zoo, ended in divorce, "and now I'm back in La La Land," […] 1958, TV Guide, volume 35, numbers 36–39:
2. (Canada, slang) British Columbia.

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