Definition of lardy-dardy
slang
:languidly and affectedly dandyish — compare la-di-da
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lardy-dardy
adjective
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¦lȧdē¦dȧdē
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-di...di
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Origin and Etymology of lardy-dardy
imitative (of an affected manner of speech)
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