tralala

Carefree singing syllables

Tralala is a playful vocalization representing a carefree melody or humming, often used to suggest lightheartedness, nonchalance, or dismissiveness.

It mimics the sound of someone singing without words, typically in a lilting, repetitive pattern.

The term can appear in writing to convey that someone is blithely unconcerned or going about their business without worry: She walked in, tralala, as if nothing had happened.

It sometimes carries a mocking or ironic tone.

singing

humming

Continuous low-pitched sound

melody · refrain · ditty · tune · chorus · lilting · singsong · vocalize · hum · do-re-mi

carefree

lighthearted

Cheerful and without worry

playful · happy-go-lucky · nonchalant · frivolous · merry · cheerful · buoyant · carefree · insouciant · blithesome

dismissive

whatever

Expression of apathy

brush-off · handwave · trivialize · shrug · indifferent · unconcerned · blasé · offhand · cavalier · glib

Opposites
lyrical content

tralaladeclaration

Formal public announcement

pronouncement · testimony · prose · verse · poetry

emotional tone

tralalalament

Mournful expression of grief

dirge · gravitas · solemnity · elegy · seriousness

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G