lardy-dardyadj.
/ˈlɑːdɪˈdɑːdi/ slang.
Characteristic of an affected swell; languidly foppish.
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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
1861 M. E. Braddon Trail Serpent iv. vi. 227 You're not much good, my friend, says I, with your lardy-dardy ways, and your cold-blooded words, whoever you are.
1874 Punch 14 Mar. 109/1 This only when the lardy-dardy swells are present.
1887 Illustr. London News 15 Oct. 448 The modern ‘lardy-dardy’ school [of acting].
Derivatives
lardy-dardy v. (intransitive) to act the swell, to ‘do the la-di-da’.
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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
1887 G. R. Sims Mary Jane's Mem. 58 Other men were lardy-dardying about..enjoying themselves.
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adj.1861