la-laadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɑːˈlɑː/, U.S.

/ˌlɑˈlɑ/

Etymology: adjective use of la la interjection: see la int. b.

‘So-so’, not so good as it might be, poor.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [adjective]

salec1299

bastarda1348

sorry1372

slight1393

shrewd1426

singlec1449

backc1450

soberc1450

lesser1464

silly?a1500

starven1546

mockado1577

subaltern1578

bastardly1583

wooden1592

starved1604

perishing1605

starveling1611

minor1612

starvy1647

potsherd1655

low1727

la-la1800

waif1824

lathen1843

one-eyed1843

snide1859

bobbery1873

jerkwater1877

low-grade1878

shoddy1882

tinhorn1886

jerk1893

cheapie1898

shaganappi1900

buckeye1906

reach-me-down1907

pissy1922

crappy1928

cruddy1935

el cheapo1967

pound shop1989

1800 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1801) 4 253 Finding my appetite very la, la, took two glasses of bitters.

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London I. ix. 240 As to his singing, it is but la la.

a1849 H. Coleridge Ess. & Marginalia (1851) II. 94 A species of composition so la-la and lackadaisacal.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

la-lav.

Brit.

/ˌlɑːˈlɑː/, U.S.

/ˌlɑˈlɑ/

Etymology: Reduplicated la int.

intransitive. To sing or say the syllable la repeatedly, esp. in place of the words or notes of a tune. Also transitive, to sing (a song) in this way.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (intransitive)] > sing specific syllables

tirra-lirra1613

falderal1825

tra-li-ra1862

la-la1906

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > sing without words

diddle1706

la-la1906

scat1946

1906 Daily Chron. 19 Sept. 9/6 Miss Neale..‘la la’-ed a simple tune.

1908 Daily Chron. 18 Aug. 7/1 They search out the secret places of past grandeur, la-la-ing as they issue from court and passage.

1974 Listener 17 Jan. 84/1 Those boys who couldn't sing didn't just ‘la-la’: they said the words, and they were called ‘Talking Josephs’. The boys who really could sing were called ‘Canaries’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	la-la
释义	la-laadj. Brit. /ˌlɑːˈlɑː/, U.S. /ˌlɑˈlɑ/ Etymology: adjective use of la la interjection: see la int. b. ‘So-so’, not so good as it might be, poor. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [adjective] salec1299 bastarda1348 sorry1372 slight1393 shrewd1426 singlec1449 backc1450 soberc1450 lesser1464 silly?a1500 starven1546 mockado1577 subaltern1578 bastardly1583 wooden1592 starved1604 perishing1605 starveling1611 minor1612 starvy1647 potsherd1655 low1727 la-la1800 waif1824 lathen1843 one-eyed1843 snide1859 bobbery1873 jerkwater1877 low-grade1878 shoddy1882 tinhorn1886 jerk1893 cheapie1898 shaganappi1900 buckeye1906 reach-me-down1907 pissy1922 crappy1928 cruddy1935 el cheapo1967 pound shop1989 1800 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1801) 4 253 Finding my appetite very la, la, took two glasses of bitters. 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London I. ix. 240 As to his singing, it is but la la. a1849 H. Coleridge Ess. & Marginalia (1851) II. 94 A species of composition so la-la and lackadaisacal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). la-lav. Brit. /ˌlɑːˈlɑː/, U.S. /ˌlɑˈlɑ/ Etymology: Reduplicated la int. intransitive. To sing or say the syllable la repeatedly, esp. in place of the words or notes of a tune. Also transitive, to sing (a song) in this way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (intransitive)] > sing specific syllables tirra-lirra1613 falderal1825 tra-li-ra1862 la-la1906 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (transitive)] > sing without words diddle1706 la-la1906 scat1946 1906 Daily Chron. 19 Sept. 9/6 Miss Neale..‘la la’-ed a simple tune. 1908 Daily Chron. 18 Aug. 7/1 They search out the secret places of past grandeur, la-la-ing as they issue from court and passage. 1974 Listener 17 Jan. 84/1 Those boys who couldn't sing didn't just ‘la-la’: they said the words, and they were called ‘Talking Josephs’. The boys who really could sing were called ‘Canaries’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1800v.1906
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