lah-di-dah
Snootily putting on airs
Lah-di-dah describes affectedly refined or pretentious behavior, or dismisses something as fancy or self-important: Oh, lah-di-dah, aren't we sophisticated.
The term mocks putting on airs—someone with a lah-di-dah accent sounds snobbish, and a lah-di-dah restaurant tries too hard to seem elegant.
Also spelled la-di-da or la-de-da.
One favoring the privileged
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- hoity-toityAffectedly superior in manner
- toffee-nosedAffectedly superior in manner
- uppityArrogantly self-important
high-and-mighty · snooty · stuck-up · nose-in-the-air · exclusive · posh · fancy · chi-chi
Artificially formal in style
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- artificialMade, not natural
- stiltedUnnaturally formal in expression
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
precious · fussy · overdone · exaggerated · overwrought · put-on · insincere · affectation
elitist
One favoring the privileged
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- hoity-toityAffectedly superior in manner
- toffee-nosedAffectedly superior in manner
uppity · high-and-mighty · snooty · stuck-up · nose-in-the-air · exclusive · posh · fancy · chi-chi · ritzy
mannered
Artificially formal in style
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- artificialMade, not natural
- stiltedUnnaturally formal in expression
contrived · precious · fussy · overdone · exaggerated · overwrought · put-on · insincere · affectation · mincing
frivolous
Not worthy of attention
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- flippantCarelessly disrespectful
airy-fairy · frilly · frou-frou · frippery · nonsense · whatever · eye-roll · hand-wave · brushoff
lah-di-dahunpretentious
Lacking false superiority
unaffected · down-to-earth · genuine · authentic · unassuming
lah-di-dahplain
Basic and unremarkable
common · homespun · salt-of-the-earth · plain-spoken · ordinary