la-di-dah
Putting on airs
La-di-dah, which has several different but similar spellings, expresses a negative reaction to behavior that is regarded as pretentious.
Showily excessive
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
affected · theatrical · flamboyant · extravagant · overblown · bombastic · grandiloquent · vainglorious
One favoring the privileged
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- uppityArrogantly self-important
- superiorHigher in rank
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
supercilious · haughty · aloof · imperious · patronizing · high-and-mighty · nose-in-the-air · snooty
Gesture of exasperation
- whateverExpression of apathy
- pfftScoffing exhalation
- scoffMock with disdain
- shrugShoulder gesture of uncertainty
blasé · unimpressed · mocking · sarcastic · derisive · snide · contemptuous · disdainful
ostentatious
Showily excessive
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
highfalutin · affected · theatrical · flamboyant · extravagant · overblown · bombastic · grandiloquent · vainglorious · self-important
elitist
One favoring the privileged
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- uppityArrogantly self-important
- superiorHigher in rank
condescending · supercilious · haughty · aloof · imperious · patronizing · high-and-mighty · nose-in-the-air · snooty · exclusive
eye-roll
Gesture of exasperation
shrug · blasé · unimpressed · mocking · sarcastic · derisive · snide · contemptuous · disdainful · belittling
la-di-dahunpretentious
Lacking false superiority
unaffected · down-to-earth · genuine · authentic · plain
la-di-dahcommon
Widespread and unremarkable
working-class · blue-collar · salt-of-the-earth · rough-and-ready · earthy
la-di-dahdown-to-earth
Practical and without pretension
grounded · practical · no-nonsense · matter-of-fact · pragmatic