lah-dee-dah
Mockingly overly refined
La-dee-dah, which has several different but similar spellings, expresses a negative reaction to behavior that is regarded as pretentious.
Artificially contrived behavior
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
- showyExcessively eye-catching
theatrical · highfalutin · vainglorious · bombastic · flamboyant · airs · swagger · self-important
Disdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- elitistOne favoring the privileged
- stuck-upConceited and aloof
toffee-nosed · high-hat · nose-in-the-air · snooty · aristocratic · patrician · blue-blooded · uppish
Mockingly insincere in tone
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
jeering · ridiculing · teasing · satirical · ironic · mimicking · lampooning · parodying
Calmly unconcerned
- insouciantCarefree and unconcerned
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- cavalierDismissively unconcerned
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
indifferent · blasé · unimpressed · whatever · carefree · offhand · airy · unconcerned
affected
Artificially contrived behavior
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
showy · theatrical · highfalutin · vainglorious · bombastic · flamboyant · airs · swagger · self-important · overblown
haughty
Disdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- elitistOne favoring the privileged
stuck-up · toffee-nosed · high-hat · nose-in-the-air · snooty · aristocratic · patrician · blue-blooded · uppish · snobby
sarcastic
Mockingly insincere in tone
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- scoffingMocking with contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
taunting · jeering · ridiculing · teasing · satirical · ironic · mimicking · lampooning · parodying · jibing
nonchalant
Calmly unconcerned
- insouciantCarefree and unconcerned
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- cavalierDismissively unconcerned
blithe · indifferent · blasé · unimpressed · whatever · carefree · offhand · airy · unconcerned · devil-may-care
lah-dee-dahdown-to-earth
Practical and without pretension
unpretentious · genuine · unaffected · modest · humble
lah-dee-dahblue-collar
Manual labor workforce
common · plain-spoken · working-class · rough-and-ready · earthy