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la-di-da
" I like girls who aren't so la-di-da. L.A. is so la-di-da."
Chris Evans

Meaning of "la-di-da" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LA-DI-DA

Mockingly imitative of affected speech.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LA-DI-DA

ˌlɑːdiːˈdɑː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LA-DI-DA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
La-Di-Da can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LA-DI-DA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of la-di-da in the English dictionary

The definition of la-di-da in the dictionary is affecting exaggeratedly genteel manners or speech. Other definition of la-di-da is a la-di-da person.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LA-DI-DA

Bida · Dada · dah · deodar · Jalandhar · la-de-da · lah-di-dah · lidar · Oujda · quintar · RADA · radar · ressaldar · sardar · shraddha · siddha · sidha · Skikda · zamindar · zemindar

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LA-DI-DA

la-de-da · La-La land · La. · laager · Laaland · laari · laat lammetjie · lab · lab book · lab coat · lab technician · lab. · Laban · labanotation · labara · labarum · labdacism · labdanum · Labe · labefactation

WORDS THAT END LIKE LA-DI-DA

Ada · agenda · Antigua and Barbuda · Banda · Barbuda · Bermuda · Canada · Florida · Granada · Grenada · honda · Ida · kinda · Miranda · nada · Nevada · panda · Rwanda · Uganda · Venda

Synonyms and antonyms of la-di-da in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LA-DI-DA»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «la-di-da» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «la-di-da» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF LA-DI-DA

Find out the translation of la-di-da to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of la-di-da from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «la-di-da» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

LA-二大
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

la- di -da
570 millions of speakers
en

English

la-di-da
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

la- डि दा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا دى دا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ла -ди- да
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

la - di -da
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কায়দাবাজ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

la- di - da
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

La-di-da
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

affig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ラ·ジ·ダ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

라 - 디 - 다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

La-di-da
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

la- di -da
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

லா-டை-டா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ला-डी-डा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

fiyakalı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

la- di- da
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

la -di -da
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

ла - ді -да
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

la- di -da
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

la - di - da
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

la -di- da
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

la- di- da
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

la- di -da
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of la-di-da

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LA-DI-DA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of la-di-da
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «la-di-da».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about la-di-da

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «LA-DI-DA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word la-di-da.
1
Sharon Creech
I cannot just write a frivolous book, a la-di-da book. Everything isn't la-di-da. There is something that's going to pull you up short. I want to reassure young readers. I want to comfort them, to not fear the unexpected.
2
Chris Evans
I like girls who aren't so la-di-da. L.A. is so la-di-da.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LA-DI-DA»

Discover the use of la-di-da in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to la-di-da and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Louise the Big Cheese and the La-di-da Shoes
There’s nothing like a pair of sparkly, shiny, and pretty la-di-da shoes to bring out the Big Cheese in a girl.
Elise Primavera, 2011
2
La Di Da Di Bloody Da!
Divided loyalties and lingering lusts turn would-be assassins and victims into brothers in arms in Robin Anderson's sophisticated fantasy of 'courtly' love with a special twist.
Robin Anderson, 2010
3
Our own-eries, or The show in the meadows
Op the Council I'm Vice-Chairman, la di da, la di da, At my face you well may stare, man, la di da, la di da, Had the Bailies been discreet We'd had tramways in Brougham Street, Bat my failure was complete, la di da. I am on ze Art Committee , ...
George Stronach, 1886
4
The Delineation of the Day-signs in the Aztec Manuscripts
... oi gu ts'i na sa gaL La t'a «Is nil la TWO HAWKS TEST THEIR SPEED «I zùl teù «I wa «is ga ni daL «a Li ts'i ta za gi di taL La ka tin ni gi mi zis ts'i la «is ga ni daL «I ha nil la sa xan na «at da di dla Li k'a «I ha nil la di da «a 20 ni xan na «a da ...
Thomas Talbot Waterman, 1916
5
Elements of the Kato Language
... gaL La t'a «is nil la TWO HAWKS TEST THEIR SPEED «i zùL tcù «i wa «is ga ni daL «a Li ts'i ta za gi di tax La ka tin ni gi mi zis ts'i la «is ga ni daL «i ha nil la sa xan na «at da di dla Li k'a «i ha nil la di da «a 20 ni xan na «a da di dla «aL din ...
Pliny Earle Goddard, 1916
6
Stand Up: On Being a Comedian
la-di-da-di-da. Here's a quick quiz. Can you work out what on earth the audiences were laughing at in these three jokes? 1. Frankie Howerd: 'You know, and ... soI said, “Excuse me,” I said, “Could I see your brochures?' So she said ... ( Loud ...
Oliver Double, 1997
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Elements of the Kato language
... sa gaL La t'a *is nil la TWO HAWKS TEST THEIR SPEED *i zùl tcù «I wa «Is ga ni daL «a li ts'i ta za gi di tax La ka tin ni gi mi zis ts'i la «is ga ni daL «I ha nil la sa xan na <at da di dla li k'a «I ha nil la di da «a 20 ni xan na «a da di dla «aL din ...
Alfred Louis Kroeber, Edward Winslow Gifford, John Alden Mason, 1916
8
University of California Publications: American archaeology ...
'a Li ts'i ta za gi di tsi. La ka tin ni gi mi zis ts'i la 'is ga ni daL 'i ha nil la sa xsn na ' gt da di dla Li k'a 'i ha nil la di da 'a 20 ni xsn na 'a da di dla 'aL din ni eis ga ni daL 'i ha nil la tcis t'a güs ti ga 'a t'î GÌ 'a da di dla Li k'a 'i ha nil la dü ha t'a ...
Alfred Louis Kroeber, 1916
9
Trannys to Tiaras!: Where "La Di Da Di Bloody Da!" Ends
Diamond smuggling provides little challenge for Miz Miranda Maracona and Miz Kookie Kombuis, two outrageous transvestites (one so dark and one so fair!) or facing the villains determined to 'put a tranny in the works!
Robin Anderson, 2011
10
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
... ji' del Gì ji be dzd da nes 'a go a ym la tc'i ni n' d ts'a- ci xo sa ci' i za dd li Gai go be i tm a go nes t'oz go ai ym la tei ni n' ai bi ya ci i ze l'ic li Gai go be to xa xo la go a yj la tc'i ni n' 10 a ko go aiyaji bi tc'j' danada' da hi ya go da la di da des es ...
‎1918

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LA-DI-DA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term la-di-da is used in the context of the following news items.
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Turn The Page: Take the #BrunchBookChallenge - Hindustan Times
Then this book came out and so-called intellectuals and la-di-da types started talking about him. It's such fun to discover something before the ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
GET REEL: Who is the greatest movie character of all time?
La-di-da. CHARLES FOSTER KANE in “Citizen Kane” (1941). To not include Orson Welles' bravura performance in what many people believe ... «Wicked Local Somerville, Jul 15»
3
Chicago-born chef brings unique dishes to Southwest Georgia …
#I never allow my donation of mind and talent to be turned into a forum for some ne'er-do-well politician or other la-di-da. #No matter how well ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»
4
Twins - Together or Apart at School?
I began my well-rehearsed speech about having "double the friends" and la-di-da, only to find my two boys with their heads on the table crying ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
5
Just Jane: 'Mum-in-law is just a copycat'
We had a row during which I called her “mutton dressed as lamb” and she called me “Mrs La-di-Da” and accused me of being stuck up. «Daily Star, Jun 15»
6
The Museum of Unnatural History
She used to think that climate change was too middle-class and la-di-da a cause for her taste. Sandy helped change her mind. “If we don't ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
7
Contestants Go Half-Male, Half-Female on RuPaul's Drag Race
Winner: “We're probably the two most flaissez-dah …” —Pearl tries to words. Fails. Laissez-faire? Blasé? La-di-da? Sadly, we'll never know. «Vulture, May 15»
8
Nothing shifts a book on bottoms like a la-di-da voice
A couple of years ago I was at a book launch and approached an old friend, who was sitting on a window seat, engaged in conversation with a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
9
Hahaha vs. Hehehe
He imagines it sounding like a lofty “Hee-hee-hee!,” which, as he pronounced it, was an airy la-di-da sound that evoked brandy snifters and ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
10
One Kings Lane reportedly shutting its la-di-da L.A. office
A photo of the One Kings Lane office in the Beverly Hills section of Los Angeles, which is closing at the end of the year, according to media ... «Upstart, Oct 14»
REFERENCE
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