lah-di-dah
/ˌlɑːdiːˈdɑː/
lah-di-dah adjective: of or from the upper class of society.
Adjective
lah-di-dah (comparative more lah-di-dah, superlative most lah-di-dah)
- Of or from the upper class of society.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- pretentious, snooty, airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, turgescent
Interjection
- Expression of disdain for pretension or haughtiness.
- Well, lah-di-dah, mister Park Avenue manicure.
- Not a care in the world. (used in a sing-song voice, for childhood rhymes)
Synonyms of lah-di-dah
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- boastful
- lordly
- bombastic
- cocky
- conceited
- disdainful
- domineering
- egotistical
- entitled
- flaunting
- full of oneself
- grandiose
- hankty
- haughty
- high-handed
- high-hat
- high and mighty
- highfalutin
- hoity-toity
- holier-than-thou
- hubristic
- hubristical
- imperious
- inflated
- insolent
- la-di-da
- ostentatious
- overbearing
- overweening
- pompous
Forms of lah-di-dah
| comparative | more lah-di-dah |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lah-di-dah |
| alternative form | la-di-da |
| alternative form | lah-de-dah |
| alternative form | la-de-da |
| alternative form (archaic) | lardy-dardy |
Origin of lah-di-dah
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.
Words that rhyme with lah-di-dah
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- Moskva
- Nansha
- rah
- shikar
- ah
- aha
- alhamdulillah
- Amapá
- Benoit
- Bogotá
- fa
- galah
- goombah
- huzzah
- inshallah
- Jah
- la
- ma
- moire
- mudra
- ménage à trois
- na
- omertà
- ooh la la
- pa
- schwa
- shah
- Shangri-La
- sis boom bah
- ta
- wah
- Xisha
- 'za
- allah
- ar
- arthra
- Aymara
- baa
- bah
- Bogota
- boyar
- bra
- cha
- cha cha cha
- chamar
- che sara sara
- chicken paw
- da
Questions about lah-di-dah
- What does lah-di-dah mean?
- Lah-di-dah means of or from the upper class of society.
- What part of speech is lah-di-dah?
- Lah-di-dah can be an adjective or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce lah-di-dah?
- Lah-di-dah is pronounced /ˌlɑːdiːˈdɑː/.
Words near lah-di-dah in the dictionary
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