la-la

Lyrics you forgot

La-la is a placeholder syllable for singing or humming when you don't know or don't care about the actual lyrics: She went around the house singing la-la-la to herself.

The reduplication la-la land means a state of dreamy unreality or obliviousness, and also refers informally to Los Angeles (L.A.).

nonsense

babble

Incoherent speech

prattle · jabbering · mumbling · incoherent · meaningless · gobbledygook · twaddle · garbled · rambling · unintelligible

singing

refrain

Abstain from acting

hum · warble · trill · scat · melody · tune · falsetto · lullaby · serenade · ditty

carefree

humming

Continuous low-pitched sound

lighthearted · whimsical · dreamy · distracted · unfocused · spacey · zoned-out · absentminded · detached · floating

euphoric

bliss

Perfect, serene felicity

transported · enchanted · spellbound · entranced · giddy · delirious · intoxicated · high · dreamy · otherworldly

childlike

babytalk

Simplified speech for infants

playful · innocent · silly · make-believe · pretend · singsong · cooing · gurgling · infantile · simple

repetitive

refrain

Abstain from acting

  • loopCurve closing on itself
  • chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
  • mantraRepeated focus phrase

drone · monotonous · singsong · cyclical · rhythmic · hypnotic · recurring · incessant · repetition · echoing

Opposites
linguistic meaningfulness

la-lawords

Units of language

prose · verse · message · statement

mental state/reality contact

la-lagrounded

Stable and realistic

down-to-earth · realistic · clear-headed · reality · lucid

attentiveness

la-lalistening

Attending to sound

attentive · all ears · engaged · receptive · acknowledging

Family

la, la-la land

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G