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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Adjective
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Mark pulled his sister Devon (Jen Tullock) aside at a party for his pretentious brother-in-law Ricken (Michael Chernus).—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Daniel Brühl co-starred as pretentious director Eric Bouchard, with Aya Cash as producer Anita and Billy Magnussen and Richard E. Grant as actors Adam Randolph and Peter Fairchild.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Stan would’ve played Joe Alwyn’s role, Harry Lee Van Buren, the pompous son of Guy Pearce’s moneyed industrialist who exploits Adrien Brody’s Jewish-Hungarian architect.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2025
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What began earlier in Iannucci’s career as simply skewering pompous politicians has matured into an examination of what happens when leaders with feet of mud let their egos make decisions that will change the lives of millions.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, Besson turned to a young Tucker, who was understandably nervous to take on such an ostentatious character.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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And yet the ostentatious Lynchness of it all is counterbalanced by a sense of inner conviction—of serious, spiritual purpose.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But those awards joined wins for shows and performers who never had a shot with the more high-minded Emmys.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
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Nehru’s patriotism was the high-minded vision of a Cambridge graduate who hoped to set India on a unique path—benignly secular and socialist, proudly nonaligned in the binary world of the Cold War.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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At the event in Halle, Musk also spoke to a feverish crowd in grandiose terms about immigration, pride at being German and the upcoming election.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Moretti’s unlikely foil comes in the form of Ariel, who, compared to the grandiose pop singer, is quiet and attentive, always studying the room.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the highfalutin world of fine art, labels matter.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Both film and suite balance highfalutin glory and deep, deep rot.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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On Vanderpump Rules, this man was smug, pathetic, punchable.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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João Franco Photo: Bravo/Mark Rogers/Bravo Deckhand/Bosun Below Deck Mediterranean Seasons 3-4 — 2nd Officer/Bosun Below Deck Down Under Season 2 — Why can’t someone knock the smug look off of this deckie turned bosun’s face?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald return as love interest Virginia Venit and arrogant rival Shooter McGavin, respectively, and the cast includes rookies like Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce and pro wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those include genial second-year resident Dr. King (Taylor Dearden), arrogant intern Santos (Isa Briones), and doe-eyed med students Javadi (Shabana Azeez) and Whittaker (Gerran Howell).—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
9 Jan. 2025
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