la-di-da

also adj. Informal
Affectedly genteel; pretentious.

interj.
Used to express disdain for something viewed as pretentious.

[Imitative of affected speech.]

(LAH-dee-DAH)

adjective
Affectedly refined; pretentious.

Etymology
Imitative of affected pronunciation.

Usage
"What you look for in a greasy spoon is not cookery. There is nothing la-di-da on the premises. The food is plain; that's the deal. The menu is unchanging. But in Manhattan, where you are assaulted hourly by unhinged ingenuity, especially in eating places, plainness becomes an attraction." — Judith Dunford, The Greasy Spoon Loses the Grease and Gains a Certain Distinction, The New York Times, Jun 22, 2001.

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also la-de-da

adjective

Artificially genteel: affected, artificial, mannered, precious. See good/bad, honest/dishonest, plain/fancy, true/false.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: affectedly genteel
  Synonyms: grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - en der skal spille fin, krukket person, affekteret person
int. - åh dog

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanstellerige manier van spreken, fat, verwaande kwast, verwaand gedrag, spottende uitroep, tuthola, bekakt, verwaand, aanstellerig

Français (French)
adj. - prétentieux, bêcheur, maniéré, apprêté
int. - Oh là là (excl) (de dérision en face de qn de maniéré)
n. - chochotte

Deutsch (German)
adj. - affektiert, geziert
n. - Vornehmtuerei, Vornehmtuer
int. - (ugs.) Ei-di-dei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λιμοκοντόρος, επιτήδευση
int. - επιτηδευμένος τρόπος ομιλίας

Italiano (Italian)
smorfioso, snob

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) pretensiosa
adj. - jactancioso

Русский (Russian)
жеманный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - afectado, presuntuoso, presumido
int. - la-di-da
n. - afectación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillgjord person
int. - tillgjord, snobbig, affekterad, blaserad, fin

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
时髦的, 装模作样的, 做作的, 故作文雅, 装模作样

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 時髦的, 裝模作樣的, 做作的
int. - 故作文雅, 裝模作樣

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘난 체 하는 , 허세부리는
int. - 저런 , 얼씨구

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気取った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متكلف, متصنع, يتعالى على الاخرين بتقليد حروف العله كما يتلفظها أبناء الطبقه الراقيه الإنجليزيه (نداء) متنمق, متكبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יומרני, גנדרן, גינדור‬
int. - ‮קריאת בוז כלפי העמדת פנים של עידון‬

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