lah-di-dah

/ˌlɑːdiːˈdɑː/

adjective

Of or from the upper class of society.

“Well, lah-di-dah, mister Park Avenue manicure.”

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Meanings

adjectivelah-di-dah (comparative more lah-di-dah, superlative most lah-di-dah)

comparative more lah-di-dah · superlative most lah-di-dah · alternative la-di-da · alternative lah-de-dah · alternative la-de-da · alternative archaic lardy-dardy

  1. UKderogatoryOf or from the upper class of society.
  2. UKderogatoryAffecting upper-class or superior airs.

    She was all la-di-da, with her nose in the air, and we were all struggling not to laugh because that would be gauche.

    Synonyms: pretentious, snooty, airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed

interjection

alternative la-di-da · alternative lah-de-dah · alternative la-de-da · alternative archaic lardy-dardy

  1. derogatorymildlyExpression of disdain for pretension or haughtiness.

    Well, lah-di-dah, mister Park Avenue manicure.

  2. USNot a care in the world. (used in a sing-song voice, for childhood rhymes)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAffecting upper-class or superior airs.

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pretentioussnootyairyarrogantchestyauthoritarianbiggitybig-headedblusteryturgescentboastfullordlybombasticbuggishcockyconceiteddisdainfuldomineeringegotisticalentitled

Origin

c. 1880s, with a comeback in the 1980s due to its use in Annie Hall (1977) by Woody Allen, although in a different context, spoken by the actress Diane Keaton.

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Translations

Dutch chic de friemel
  • chic de friemelhaving pretension or haughtiness
French prout-prout
  • prout-prouthaving pretension or haughtiness
Hungarian affektáló, finomkodó
  • affektálóhaving pretension or haughtiness
  • finomkodóhaving pretension or haughtiness
  • modoroshaving pretension or haughtiness

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lah-di-dah

lapamanaardaspahayaraahtabrazakaallahpapachafraabashahskamoinah
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Cite this entry
APA

lah-di-dah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lah-di-dah

MLA

“lah-di-dah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lah-di-dah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lah-di-dah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lah-di-dah.

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