lah-di-dah en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌlɑːdiːˈdɑː/
- (US) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (UK, derogatory) Of or from the upper class of society.
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(UK, derogatory) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| la-de-da | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lah-de-dah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more lah-di-dah | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| la-di-da | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most lah-di-dah | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| lardy-dardy | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Synonyms
overweening · hubristical · haut · haughty · pompous · holier-than-thou · chesty · presumptuous · blustery · insolent · high-hat · toploftical · domineering · ostentatious · disdainful · high-handed · turgescent · high and mighty · authoritarian · airy · imperious · uppish · boastful · stuck up · snotty · turgid · supercilious · arrogant · uppity · big-headed · biggity · hoity-toity · pretentious · entitled · sanctimonious · overbearing · cocky · vain · snooty · flaunting · glorious · highfalutin · egotistical · hubristic · la-di-da · snobbish · inflated · priggish · haught · puffed up · thrasonic · hankty · orgulous · tumid · stout · bombastic · snooty · conceited · lordly · grandiose · upstage · self-important · pretentious · toplofty · thrasonical · uppy · full of oneself · buggish · flatulent
Translations (5)
hu finomkodó (having pretension or haughtiness) · fr prout-prout (having pretension or haughtiness) · hu affektáló (having pretension or haughtiness) · nl chic de friemel (having pretension or haughtiness) · hu modoros (having pretension or haughtiness)
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