lah-di-dah

Definition

Of or from the upper class of society.

Etymology

c. 1880s, with a comeback in the 1980s due to its use in Annie Hall (1977) by Woody Allen, although in a different context, spoken by the actress Diane Keaton.

Example Sentences

• "She was all la-di-da, with her nose in the air, and we were all struggling not to laugh because that would be gauche."