la-di-da

adjective

ˌlä-dē-ˈdä How to pronounce la-di-da (audio)
variants also la-de-da or lah-de-dah or lah-dee-dah or lah-di-dah
Definition of la-di-danext
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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  1. pretentious
  2. pompous
  3. ostentatious
  4. high-minded
  5. grandiose
  6. highfalutin
  7. smug
  8. arrogant
Adjective
  • Some implied Hill was pretentious for citing Sam Peckinpah, Martin Scorsese, and Taxi Driver as the film’s influences.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Like David, Danson appeared as a pretentious and smug version of himself on the beloved series.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of pretentious
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of pompous
Adjective
  • According to Butler and Desai, chick lit tends to celebrate an ostentatious culture of globe-trotting shopping sprees—mainly in Western centers of fashion and power, such as London and New York.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The actor’s approach to method dressing was expansive: from a modest 1997 Christian Dior skirt-set patterned with delicate daisies, to ostentatious power-clashing pieces from Christopher John Rogers.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of ostentatious
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of high-minded
Adjective
  • And then there is Trump himself, who has grandiose ideas of his own, such as taking back control of the Panama Canal, levying tariffs on Mexico and Canada, purchasing Greenland, and getting countries in the region to accept U.S. deportees whose home countries have repeatedly refused to take them.
    Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Over-indexing on strategy may lead to grandiose ambitions that wilt without the tactical discipline, metrics, and incentives that drive performance.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of grandiose
Adjective
  • In the highfalutin world of fine art, labels matter.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Both film and suite balance highfalutin glory and deep, deep rot.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of highfalutin
Adjective
  • 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
  • But the second half becomes increasingly generic conspiracy stuff, leading to a two-part conclusion that’s more smug and sanctimonious than the preceding action can justify.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of smug
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of arrogant
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