词汇 | la-di-dah |
词源 | la-di-dah. Used to describe a very affected person or a very affected action. Sometimes heard as la-ti-dah, the expression, according to Eric Partridge, dates back to the mid 19th century and was popularized by a British music hall song of 1880 with the line: “He wears a penny flower in his coat, La-di-da!” |
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