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lah-de-dah

lah-de-dah is the alternative spelling of lah-di-dah.

Meaning of lah-di-dah

Adjective

lah-di-dah (comparative more lah-di-dah, superlative most lah-di-dah)

  1. (UK, derogatory) Of or from the upper class of society.
  2. (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.

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Forms of lah-de-dah

comparativemore lah-de-dah
superlativemost lah-de-dah

Questions about lah-de-dah

What is lah-de-dah the alternative spelling of?
Lah-de-dah is the alternative spelling of lah-di-dah.

Words near lah-de-dah in the dictionary

  1. Lagva
  2. lagwort
  3. lah
  4. Lah number
  5. Lah numbers
  6. lah-de-dah
  7. lah-di-dah
  8. Lahad Datu
  9. Lahaie
  10. Lahaies
  11. Lahaina

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