la la land
Fantasy mental state
La la land is a state of being out of touch with reality, either through dreamy distraction or willful ignorance.
Someone in la la land might be lost in pleasant fantasies, oblivious to practical concerns, or simply not paying attention: He's off in la la land again.
The phrase carries a gently mocking tone, suggesting the person is naive or disconnected.
It also serves as a nickname for Los Angeles, playing on the city's initials and its association with Hollywood dreamers and the entertainment industry's perceived unreality.
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- head in the cloudsAbsorbed in fantasy
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- musicalSung theatrical production
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
daydream · lost in thought · imagination · make believe · wonderland · oblivion · Tinseltown · dream factory · silver screen · utopia · celebrity · fantasy · out of touch · whimsy · soundtrack · filmmaking · glamour · stardom
la la landreality
What actually exists
alertness · lucidity · clear-headedness · presence of mind · sharp focus
la la landharsh reality
Uncomfortable actual circumstances
reality · terra firma · truth · actuality · hard truth
la la landdown to earth
Realistic and practical
feet on the ground · level-headed · pragmatism · hard-nosed · no-nonsense
land, lands, landed, landing, landings, landless, landlord, landlords, landowner