ooh-la-lav.

Brit.

/ˌuːlɑːˈlɑː/, U.S.

/ˌulɑˈlɑ/

Forms: 1900s– oo-la-la, 1900s– ooh-la-la.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ooh-la-la int.

Etymology: < ooh-la-la int.

intransitive. To exclaim ‘ooh-la-la!’; to exclaim, esp. loudly or demonstratively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (intransitive)] > specific exclamations

ho1377

heave hoa1400

howc1450

whew1765

oh-oh1833

oh1837

yo-heave-ho1857

phew1858

ahem1876

oh-my1893

hooch1896

yah1904

ooh1930

ooh-la-la1950

ooh-ooh1960

1950 C. Brooks & R. P. Warren Fundamentals Good Writing xii. 402 Bug-eyed young matrons oo-la-la-ing over the purchase of sheets or toothbrushes.

1999 GQ Mar. 277/1 The lizards loved liver and onions. They ordered it and ooh-la-la'd and went over their plans plenty loud.

2001 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 9 Sept. 60 Back they all rushed, positively aglow with superlatives and ooh-la-la-ing over Nicole Kidman in her fishnets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ooh-la-laint.adj.n.

Brit.

/ˌuːlɑːˈlɑː/, U.S.

/ˌulɑˈlɑ/

Forms: 1900s– ooh-la-la, 1900s– ooh-la-la', 1900s– oo-la-la, 1900s– oooh-la-la.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oh là là.

Etymology: < French oh là là (1863 or earlier; also as hô la la (1867 or earlier), ô là là (1896 or earlier)) < oh oh int. (compare also ooh int.) + là là , reduplication of là (interjection and adverb) there < classical Latin illāc over there (also as illā ), use as adverb of ablative feminine singular of ille that man, he (see illeism n.). Compare Middle French hola (1350; French holà), Spanish hola (1552 as ola).

Frequently in French contexts or in contexts stereotypically associated with France.

A. int.

Expressing surprise, appreciation, excitement, etc.

ΚΠ

1909 Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 26 Feb. 6/2 (cartoon caption) Ooh! la la I've got a whole dollar.

1918 Stars & Stripes 22 Feb. 4/1 ‘Oo-la-la! This is France!’ That is the impression which altogether too many men have had in mind upon their first arrival here.

1958 H. Miller Colossus of Maroussi ii. 163 The last visitor was a drunken American apparently who had thought it a good joke to sign the Duke of Windsor's name in the register, adding ‘Oolala, what a night!’

1990 H. D. Piper in D. R. Kelley & H. Purvis Old Myths & New Realities xii. 154 An onion for New Year's would really impress your sweetie, people joked, but if you should present it wrapped in toilet paper..ooh-la-la, there would be no limit to her gratitude.

B. adj.

Sexually attractive or provocative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] > sexually attractive

nymphic1799

sexy1912

sex-appealing1923

hotcha1924

hot1926

ooh-la-la1929

bed-worthy1936

beddable1941

phat1963

smoking1989

kewl1990

smoking hot1994

bess2006

1929 New Yorker 26 Oct. 30 ‘My public,’ she has confided to friends, ‘demands that I be an oo-la-la French girl and show my legs.’

1940 E. A. Robertson Summer's Lease xx. 269 He went to France..believing that French girls were all ‘Oo la la and snatch my garter’.

1959 Spectator 24 July 102/3 The ooh-la-la French maid.

1995 R. Barrios Song in Dark v. 135 Bordoni was a little too long in the tooth to play the ooh-la-la coquette on film.

C. n.

1. An utterance or exclamation of ‘ooh-la-la!’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations

O?c1225

heyc1400

hoc1405

whoopc1450

oha1535

ooh1602

whowb1602

phew1613

hogmanay1692

ah1712

yo-hope1724

whew1751

whoo1763

yah1812

yo-heave-ho1813

yoicks1817

yo-he-ho1827

yo1830

boo1833

yoick1854

hot-cha-cha1932

ooh-la-la1952

ooh-ah1957

eina1971

eish2005

1952 S. J. Perelman Ill-tempered Clavichord (1953) 72 Their silken ankles a target for the ardent glances of gendarmes..muttering appreciative ooh-la-las.

1970 S. J. Perelman Baby, it's cold Inside 161 The playful slaps and oo-la-la's that rang through the valley reassured us that they were still alive.

2002 Seattle Times (Nexis) 2 May (Sports section) c1 A statement-making triple-double that quieted all the ooh-la-las over 19-year-old French wunderkind Tony Parker.

2. Sexual titillation or provocativeness. Occasionally: a sexually attractive or provocative woman.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [noun]

likingeOE

titillationc1450

enjoying1536

enjoyment1553

enjoy1589

taste1604

enjoyance1632

adlubescence1656

gratification1712

ooh-la-la1952

1952 ‘J. Tey’ Singing Sands xiii. 215 ‘I like my iniquity with some ooh-la-la in it.’ ‘Hasn't Daphne got any ooh-la-la?’ ‘No. Daphne's very la-di-da.’

1960 I. Cross Backward Sex 72 If this red-haired oo-la-la gets out of hand, I'll fix her for you.

1995 R. Barrios Song in Dark ix. 231 (caption) Irene Bordoni, exuding ooh-la-la in the company of as stagy a chorus grouping as one could ask for.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ooh-la-la
释义	ooh-la-lav. Brit. /ˌuːlɑːˈlɑː/, U.S. /ˌulɑˈlɑ/ Forms: 1900s– oo-la-la, 1900s– ooh-la-la. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ooh-la-la int. Etymology: < ooh-la-la int. intransitive. To exclaim ‘ooh-la-la!’; to exclaim, esp. loudly or demonstratively. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > cry or exclaim [verb (intransitive)] > specific exclamations ho1377 heave hoa1400 howc1450 whew1765 oh-oh1833 oh1837 yo-heave-ho1857 phew1858 ahem1876 oh-my1893 hooch1896 yah1904 ooh1930 ooh-la-la1950 ooh-ooh1960 1950 C. Brooks & R. P. Warren Fundamentals Good Writing xii. 402 Bug-eyed young matrons oo-la-la-ing over the purchase of sheets or toothbrushes. 1999 GQ Mar. 277/1 The lizards loved liver and onions. They ordered it and ooh-la-la'd and went over their plans plenty loud. 2001 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 9 Sept. 60 Back they all rushed, positively aglow with superlatives and ooh-la-la-ing over Nicole Kidman in her fishnets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ooh-la-laint.adj.n. Brit. /ˌuːlɑːˈlɑː/, U.S. /ˌulɑˈlɑ/ Forms: 1900s– ooh-la-la, 1900s– ooh-la-la', 1900s– oo-la-la, 1900s– oooh-la-la. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oh là là. Etymology: < French oh là là (1863 or earlier; also as hô la la (1867 or earlier), ô là là (1896 or earlier)) < oh oh int. (compare also ooh int.) + là là , reduplication of là (interjection and adverb) there < classical Latin illāc over there (also as illā ), use as adverb of ablative feminine singular of ille that man, he (see illeism n.). Compare Middle French hola (1350; French holà), Spanish hola (1552 as ola). Frequently in French contexts or in contexts stereotypically associated with France. A. int. Expressing surprise, appreciation, excitement, etc. ΚΠ 1909 Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 26 Feb. 6/2 (cartoon caption) Ooh! la la I've got a whole dollar. 1918 Stars & Stripes 22 Feb. 4/1 ‘Oo-la-la! This is France!’ That is the impression which altogether too many men have had in mind upon their first arrival here. 1958 H. Miller Colossus of Maroussi ii. 163 The last visitor was a drunken American apparently who had thought it a good joke to sign the Duke of Windsor's name in the register, adding ‘Oolala, what a night!’ 1990 H. D. Piper in D. R. Kelley & H. Purvis Old Myths & New Realities xii. 154 An onion for New Year's would really impress your sweetie, people joked, but if you should present it wrapped in toilet paper..ooh-la-la, there would be no limit to her gratitude. B. adj. Sexually attractive or provocative. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] > sexually attractive nymphic1799 sexy1912 sex-appealing1923 hotcha1924 hot1926 ooh-la-la1929 bed-worthy1936 beddable1941 phat1963 smoking1989 kewl1990 smoking hot1994 bess2006 1929 New Yorker 26 Oct. 30 ‘My public,’ she has confided to friends, ‘demands that I be an oo-la-la French girl and show my legs.’ 1940 E. A. Robertson Summer's Lease xx. 269 He went to France..believing that French girls were all ‘Oo la la and snatch my garter’. 1959 Spectator 24 July 102/3 The ooh-la-la French maid. 1995 R. Barrios Song in Dark v. 135 Bordoni was a little too long in the tooth to play the ooh-la-la coquette on film. C. n. 1. An utterance or exclamation of ‘ooh-la-la!’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations O?c1225 heyc1400 hoc1405 whoopc1450 oha1535 ooh1602 whowb1602 phew1613 hogmanay1692 ah1712 yo-hope1724 whew1751 whoo1763 yah1812 yo-heave-ho1813 yoicks1817 yo-he-ho1827 yo1830 boo1833 yoick1854 hot-cha-cha1932 ooh-la-la1952 ooh-ah1957 eina1971 eish2005 1952 S. J. Perelman Ill-tempered Clavichord (1953) 72 Their silken ankles a target for the ardent glances of gendarmes..muttering appreciative ooh-la-las. 1970 S. J. Perelman Baby, it's cold Inside 161 The playful slaps and oo-la-la's that rang through the valley reassured us that they were still alive. 2002 Seattle Times (Nexis) 2 May (Sports section) c1 A statement-making triple-double that quieted all the ooh-la-las over 19-year-old French wunderkind Tony Parker. 2. Sexual titillation or provocativeness. Occasionally: a sexually attractive or provocative woman. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [noun] likingeOE titillationc1450 enjoying1536 enjoyment1553 enjoy1589 taste1604 enjoyance1632 adlubescence1656 gratification1712 ooh-la-la1952 1952 ‘J. Tey’ Singing Sands xiii. 215 ‘I like my iniquity with some ooh-la-la in it.’ ‘Hasn't Daphne got any ooh-la-la?’ ‘No. Daphne's very la-di-da.’ 1960 I. Cross Backward Sex 72 If this red-haired oo-la-la gets out of hand, I'll fix her for you. 1995 R. Barrios Song in Dark ix. 231 (caption) Irene Bordoni, exuding ooh-la-la in the company of as stagy a chorus grouping as one could ask for. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1950int.adj.n.1909
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