10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAH-DI-DAH»
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lah-di-dah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lah-di-dah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amateur Theatricals
Fact is, Hill cannot read a note of music, but all summer long he has the kids
humming the theme from Beethoven's Minuet in G ("Lah-di-dah-di-dah-di-dah-di-
dah") as part of his phony "think system." In the final scene, Hill is revealed as a
fraud ...
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Pocket Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
lah-di-dah. laid 453 landfill landform 454 lap lapdog 45 5 lasso. SYNONYMS
gash, cut, wound, injury, tear, slash, scratch, scrape, abrasion, graze. lach-ry-mal
/'1akrama1/ (or lacrimal) > adj. connected with weeping or tears. lach-ry-mose ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
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Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
laddish 282 laddish 'lad.rj -|y -li -ness -nas, -nrs Iad|e lerd -es -z -ing -rr] -ed -rd -
en .an Ladefoged 'lad.r.fau.grd, '-a-, -gad, Q9 -a.fou.gad laden (from lade) '1er.
d9n la-di-da, lah-di-dah |l<1:.dr'd<1:, Q9 -di'- stress shift: lla-di-da 'voice ladies ...
Peter Roach, Jane Setter, John Esling, 2011
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Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford
Heard very lah-di-dah voice of County-type lade behind me, addressing the
salesgirl. You know, that mixture of bullying, confidentialtrying-to-be-democratie-
with-lower-orders tone. I don't know if you would detect it, but to me its red rag to
bull, ...
Jessica Mitford, Peter Y. Sussman, 2010
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In the Blood: A Memoir of My Childhood
I don't like saying “Radley”,' I said, as though I was being perfectly sensible. 'Why
not?' Kit said. 'Because it sounds lah-di-dah,' I said. Kit laughed.'It is lah-di-dah,
you fool. It's a lah-di-dah place.' Then he straightened, and sounded more ...
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
Late 19th–20th centuries. la-di-da, lah-di-dah or lardy-dah excessively or
affectedly genteel of voice or manners, as in she always puts on her la-di-da
voice on the telephone. From around 1860. lads, the a convivial group of men on
equal ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Arbeiterkultur Im Gesellschaftlichen Konflikt:
And he wears a penny flower in his coat, lah di dah! And a penny paper collar
round his throat, lah di dah! In his hand a penny stick, In his mouth a penny pick,
And a penny in his pocket, lah di dah!49 Nellie Power was one of the first male ...
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Nothing Rhymes with Silver 1
Is tha' better, Mister Lah-di Dah?” This drew a few strangulated, embarrassed
titters from the assembly. I have to admit that compared to his accent, and all
those around me, I did have a bit of a la-di-dah way of speaking. Bossman on the
chair ...
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The Trials of Masculinity: Policing Sexual Boundaries, 1870-1930
And he wears a penny flower in his coat, lah di dah! And a penny paper collar
around his throat, lah di dah! In his hand a penny stick In his mouth a penny pick.
And a penny in his pocket, la di dah!79 Social historians have noted that, "like ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
GUARDIAN He was. . .the American air-force sergeant with whom a duke's
daughter, Anna Neagle, falls in love, his pleasant American baritone providing
welcome relief from the lah- di-dah accents (1991). noun 2 BritAcigar. 1977–.
SUNDAY ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAH-DI-DAH»
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lah-di-dah is used in the context of the following news items.
Simon Mordant joins Leonardo DiCaprio
Lah-di-dah! Still on Mordant, our spies spotted his Morgan 3 Wheeler in the Luminis' carpark last Friday. And we thought it was only a Sunday ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
Cat Harvey: I'm clearly not 'Cool Britannia' enough for London
Now before you think I've gone all lah-di-dah on you (please remember a trip to Rothesay on the Waverley is still my favourite day out EVER), ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
Brit Award Winners 'BLAKE' Are Coming To Town
LAH-DI-DAH LADIES VOCAL HARMONY GROUP LOOK FOR ANOTHER ... 'Lah Di Dah' are a Ladies Vocal Harmony group who perform ... «Chesterfield Post, Apr 15»
Alex Salmond ridiculed after he compares himself to Nelson Mandela
Lah-di-dah! I'm sure the First Minister is really relaxed about Salmond's boozy lunches with London journalists.' Tory sources last night said that ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
League of gentlemen: Kingsman and Britain's posh-boy spies
... little herbert called Eggsy from a London sink estate is recruited by the impeccably soigné, lah-di-dah spook Harry Hart, played by Colin Firth. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Media Monkey: Katie Price, Richard Desmond's VD, and Huw …
An entire childhood of being mocked for having such a lah-di-dah name now awaits the poor lad, though at least also having the initials “VD” is ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
A New Year's Musing On America's Dysfunctional Society & Broken …
That also applies to many police officers' lah-di-dah attitude about the abuse of women, something that is deeply enshrined in our culture ... «The Moderate Voice, Jan 15»
Let's move to Dartmouth, Devon
Rather, inevitably, lah-di-dah: I hope the bistros don't crowd out the chandlers and ironmongers. Well connected? Not in the thick of things. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
The V Renaissance: Vipul Amar's TVR churning out bespoke luxury …
Little lah-di-dah, did you say? Look at me, first. My inners are pure silk with fluttering butterflies; my buttons shimmer with a hint of gold, the ... «Economic Times, Nov 14»
2014 Prince Albert Leesfees Programme (7 – 9 November)
... novelists, publishers, journalists and educators for interesting discussions at the Jans Rautenbach Schouwburg and Lah-di-dah restaurant. «Books LIVE, Nov 14»
