LA-DI-DA

Meaning of LA-DI-DA in English

(also lah-di-dah )

■ adjective informal pretentious or snobbish.

Origin

C19: imitative of an affected manner of speech.

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LA-DI-DA — also la-de-da or lah-de-dah or lah-dee-dah or lah-di-dah adjective Etymology: perhaps alteration of lardy-dardy foppish Date: 1889 affectedly refined in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LA-DI-DA — I. intransitive verb also la-de-da or la-di-dah |lädē|dä ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: perhaps alteration of lardy-dardy, adjective : to speak …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LA-DI-DA — /lah"dee dah"/ , Informal. interj. 1. (used as an expression of derision directed at affected gentility or pretentious refinement.) adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LA-DI-DA — also la-de-da or lah-de-dah or lah-dee-dah or lah-di-dah ˌlä-dē-ˈdä Etymology: perhaps alteration of lardy-dardy foppish Date: 1889 : affectedly refined …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LA-DI-DA — Variant: also la-de-da or lah-de-dah or lah-dee-dah or lah-di-dah Pronunciation: ˌ lä-d ē - ' dä Function: adjective Etymology: perhaps …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LA-DI-DA — [la-di-da] also la-de-da adj [perh. alter. of lardy-dardy foppish] (1895): affectedly refined in manners or tastes: pretentious, elegant
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LA-DI-DA — la-di-da BrE AmE ˌlɑː di ˈdɑː ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LA-DI-DA — (also lah-di-da ) / ˌlɑː di ˈdɑː; NAmE / ■ adjective ( informal , especially BrE ) used to describe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LA-DI-DA — la-di-da BrE AmE , lah-di-dah /ˌlɑː diː ˈdɑː/ adjective informal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Copying the speech of upper-class …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LA-DI-DA — adj. & n. colloq. --adj. pretentious or snobbish, esp. in manner or speech. --n. 1 a la-di-da person. 2 la-di-da …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LA-DI-DA — adj. & n. colloq. --adj. pretentious or snobbish, esp. in manner or speech. --n. 1. a la-di-da person. 2 la-di-da …
Oxford English vocab
LA-DI-DA — also lah-di-dah If you describe someone as la-di-da , you mean that they have an upper-class way of behaving, which …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LA-DI-DA — also lah-di-dah If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they have an upper-class way of behaving, which you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LA-DI-DA — Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: PRECIOUS 4, affected, alembicated, chichi, overnice, overrefined, précieux 2 Synonyms: GENTEEL 3, affected, ||lardy-dardy, mincing, pretentious, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LA-DI-DA — adjective 1. Synonyms: precious 4, affected, alembicated, chichi, overnice, overrefined, précieux 2. Synonyms: genteel 3, affected, ||lardy-dardy, mincing, pretentious, stilted, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LA-DI-DA — 25B6; adjective (informal) SNOBBISH, pretentious, affected, mannered, pompous, conceited, haughty; informal snooty, stuck-up, high and mighty, hoity-toity, uppity, snotty; Brit. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LA-DI-DA — mod (sl) la-de-da q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
LA-DI-DA — прил.; разг.; неод. вызывающий, неестественный (о поведении) (разговорное) манерный, жеманный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LA-DI-DA — Сноб
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LA-DI-DA — a разг. манерный, жеманный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LA-DI-DA — прил.; разг.; неодобр.вызывающий, неестественный (о поведении)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LA DI DA — (a) жеманный; манерный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LA-DI-DA — a разг. манерный, жеманный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LA-DI-DA — a разг. манерный, жеманный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LA-DI-DA — 1. прил. ; брит. ; разг. ; неодобр. ; = la-de-da; = lah-de-dah; = lah-dee-dah; = lah-di-dah с претензией на …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LA-DI-DA — 1. прил.; брит.; разг.; неодобр.; - la-de-da; - lah-de-dah; - lah-dee-dah; - lah-di-dah с претензией на аристократизм; манерный, жеманный a woman with …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LA-DI-DA — _a. _собир. _неодобр. вызывающий, неестественный (о поведении)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LA-DI-DA — a. собир. неодобр. вызывающий, неестественный (о поведении)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LA-DI-DA — I adj infml 1) He never gained access to the la-di-da literary set — Его так и не допустили в эти снобистские …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
LA-DI-DA — I adj infml 1) He never gained access to the la-di-da literary set — Его так и не допустили в …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
LA-DI-DA — la-di-da adj infml 1. He never gained access to the la-di-da literary set Его так и не допустили в эти …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
LA-DI-DA — I 1) He never gained access to the la-di-da literary set — Его так и не допустили в эти снобистские …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
LA-DI-DA — прил.; разг.; неод. вызывающий, неестественный (о поведении) (разговорное) манерный, жеманный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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LA — n 1. [Mus.] la; 2. [Mus.] (the note) A [la] adv there (= illac ) pron pers her (as in …
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DI — abbreviation drill instructor
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DA
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LA — I. ˈlä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin la bii lip's, a word sung …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DA — I. ˈdä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Bambara : kenaf II. noun ( -s ) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: short …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DA — I. abbreviation 1. days after acceptance 2. deposit account 3. direct action 4. discharge afloat 5. district attorney 6. documentary …
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LA — symbol lanthanum
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LA — abbreviation 1. landing account 2. law agent 3. leading aircraftsman 4. legislative assembly 5. letter of authority 6. library association …
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DI — symbol didymium
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DI — abbreviation drill instructor
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DI- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from Greek; akin to Old English twi- — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LA — (interj.) An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me!
Английский словарь Webster
LA — (interj.) Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you.
Английский словарь Webster
DI///// — (imp. & p. p.) of Disserve
Английский словарь Webster
DI- — () A prefix denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder, across. Before a vowel dia-becomes di-; as, diactinic; dielectric, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
LA — ( interj. ) An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me; as, La me!
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DI- — A prefix denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder, across. Before a vowel dia-becomes di-; as, diactinic; dielectric, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LA — la 1 /lah/ , n., Music. 1. the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale. 2. (in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DI- — di- 1 a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "two," "twice," "double" ( diphthong ); on this …
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DI — 1. Department of the Interior. 2. drill instructor.
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DI — di 1 /dee/ , prep. from; of: used in Italian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin: Conte di …
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DA
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DA — /deuh/ ; It. /dah/ ; Port. /deuh, dah/ , prep. from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally …
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DI — pref. bi, double, twice; containing or comprised of two
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