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 alteration of lardy-dardy foppish
Date: 1889
: affectedly refined in manners or tastes : PRETENTIOUS , ELEGANT
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 alteration of lardy-dardy foppish
Date: 1889
: affectedly refined in manners or tastes : PRETENTIOUS , ELEGANT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012