la-di-dan.
/lɑːdɪˈdɑː/ slang.
A derisive term for one who affects gentility; a ‘swell’. Also attributive or adj.= lardy-dardy adj.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affecting refinement
young-ladyfied1616
genteel1631
genteea1680
fal-lal1747
shabby-genteel1754
fine-ladylike1755
fine-ladyish1777
ladyish1830
silver-fork1831
haw-haw1841
lardy-dardy1861
la-di-dac1883
refained1925
the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affectation of refinement > person
la-di-dac1883
c1883 in Atkin House Scraps (1887) 166 The young 'un goes to music-halls And does the la-di-da.
1893 A. C. Gunter Baron Montez iii. viii. 77 That French brother of his, Frank, the Parisian la-de-da.
1895 Westm. Gaz. 31 Jan. 3/2 I may tell you we are all homely girls. We don't want any la-di-da members.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
la-di-dav.
intransitive. To use affected manners or speech.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > be affected or act affectedly [verb (intransitive)]
to make it goodlyc1325
bride?1533
affect1600
mimp1673
to give oneself airs1701
fal-lal1818
pose1840
posturize1850
attitudinize1864
primp1875
posture1877
lardy-dardy1887
to put (or pile) on lugs1889
la-di-da1901
profile1970
1901 Notes & Queries 6 July 20/2 I like to la-di-da with the ladies.
1930 John o' London's Weekly 15 Mar. 907/3 There is perhaps too much ‘lah-de-dahing about’ when royalty is concerned.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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