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la-di-da adjective [ ˌlɑːdɪˈdɑː ]

• pretentious or snobbish in manner or speech.
• "do I really sound like a la-di-da society lawyer?"
Similar: snobbish, refined, over-refined, pretentious, affected, mannered, pompous, conceited, superior, haughty, precious, snooty, stuck-up, high and mighty, hoity-toity, uppity, snotty, snot-nosed, highfalutin, posh, toffee-nosed,
Opposite: common, gorblimey,
Origin: late 19th century: imitative of an affected manner of speech.


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