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la-di-da; la-di-dah
adjective
pertaining to the affectedly cultured speech and manners of the upper-classes, especially when noted from a lower social station; hence, pretentious US, 1890 Jocular or pejorative usage.- Too busy with Mr. Romeo Roberts, with his blazers and his knife-edge crease and his la-de-da talk. — Alexander Baron, A Bit of Happiness [Six Granada Plays], p. 218, 1959
- One of the doormen in the foyer overheard him and started mocking Jon’s accent, putting on this lah-di-dah voice. I thought, Oh dear, mate–you have made a proper mistake here in thinking that Jon’s a wanker. — Dave Courtney, Raving Lunacy, p. 141, 2000
- Oooh, the man minced. La-di-da. But I can see through you. The fancy accent doesn’t impress me. — John King, White Trash, p. 80, 2001
- He [Tony Blair] wasn’t one of us, he was a la-di-da type. — Mark Steel, Reasons to be Cheerful, p. 234, 2001
- What you look for in a greasy spoon is not cookery. There is nothing la-di-da on the premises. The food is plain; that’s the deal. — The New York Times, 22 June 2001
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