LA-DI-DA


Meaning of LA-DI-DA in English

/lah"dee dah"/ , Informal.

interj.

1. (used as an expression of derision directed at affected gentility or pretentious refinement.)

adj.

2. affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.

n.

3. an affected or pretentious person.

4. behavior or speech characterized by affected or exaggerated gentility.

Also, la-de-da, lah-di-dah .

[ 1880-85; derisive imitation of affected, pseudo-elevated speech ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .