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la-di-da

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la-di-da /ˌlɑːdɪˈdɑː / (also lah-di-dah or la-de-da)
adjective informal pretentious or snobbish in manner or speech:
do I really sound like a la-di-da society lawyer?.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century (as a noun): imitative of an affected manner of speech.