variants
also la-de-da
or lah-de-dah
or lah-dee-dah
or lah-di-dah
as in pretentious
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
there's no need to be la-di-da with your friends—we all know that classy accent is a put-on
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Yet Connell of all people, whose pretentious classmates use novels to seem superior, should know that the love of literature is hardly disinterested.Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Once the very idea of holding a wine tasting at one’s home was considered a pretentious way of ruining a convivial party.John Mariani, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Bonneville, as the ineffectually pompous Mr. Brown, always gives the impression of having a whale of a time.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Film festivals can often be pompous affairs, full of endless gatekeeping, infinite gradations of status, and extremely specific dress codes.Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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Founded in 1868, the Café de Paris is probably the most famous restaurant in Monaco and has an ostentatious Belle Époque style evoking an old Parisian bistro.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Chinese government’s anti-corruption crackdown targeting high-ranking officials and wealthy individuals has led to less ostentatious and obvious shows of wealth.Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
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The high-minded aims underlying the action have kept things churning, despite the flaws, for more than 230 years.Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The biggest emotional gut punch comes not from anything that happens to Strings, but when Essie is predictably cast aside as yet another pawn in the crooner's game of high-minded self-absorption.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Developed by renowned hospitality company Method Co., this grandiose structure comes complete with a wellness center, boutique hotel and four unique drinking and dining concepts, each one acting as a tangible reminder of Atlanta’s culinary prowess.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Real, systemic change doesn’t always come from sweeping initiatives or grandiose visions.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Fantasia 2000 is not as highfalutin as the groundbreaking original.Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Newsom, for all his highfalutin rhetoric about championing all Californians, just can’t quit the gentry and the insiders who have made his career.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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The smug conventional wisdom has it that voters don’t care much about abstractions like democracy or the rule of law.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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Tonight was like having Thanksgiving with your most nervous uncle and your smuggest nephew.Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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My 21-year-old grandson is a dramatic and arrogant know-it-all.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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“La-di-da.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/la-di-da. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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