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also la-de-da
or lah-de-dah
or lah-dee-dah
or lah-di-dah
as in pretentious
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
there's no need to be la-di-da with your friends—we all know that classy accent is a put-on
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Once the very idea of holding a wine tasting at one’s home was considered a pretentious way of ruining a convivial party.John Mariani, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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That said, both films sound like they were originally written in certain kind of pretentious but plausible French which then lost all verisimilitude when translated to English.Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
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Though well intentioned, Damian is pompous, consoling Martha while lecturing her on how humankind’s inability to curb its carbon footprint has made global warming unstoppable — and ecological catastrophe unavoidable.Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Manji will appear as Crispin, an arrogant, pompous employee at a fancy, high-end hardware store who snubs George.Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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The Chinese government’s anti-corruption crackdown targeting high-ranking officials and wealthy individuals has led to less ostentatious and obvious shows of wealth.Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
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After going on an ostentatious spending spree before being arrest, now 56-year old Lyle and 53-year old Erik were sentenced to two consecutive life prison terms without the possibility of parole.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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The high-minded aims underlying the action have kept things churning, despite the flaws, for more than 230 years.Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The biggest emotional gut punch comes not from anything that happens to Strings, but when Essie is predictably cast aside as yet another pawn in the crooner's game of high-minded self-absorption.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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An engagement ring is purchased, often at a hefty price, and the ring is given to the betrothed in some form of grandiose memorable ceremonial fashion.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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In contrast to his predecessor’s grandiose plans to host marquee events like Formula 1 racing or the Olympics, Prabowo prioritizes direct action that immediately improves lives.Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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Newsom, for all his highfalutin rhetoric about championing all Californians, just can’t quit the gentry and the insiders who have made his career.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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After selling more than 150 million albums, filling stadiums for decades and earning highfalutin accolades such as the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and Kennedy Center Honors, Garth Brooks shouldn’t be affected by much.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
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The smug conventional wisdom has it that voters don’t care much about abstractions like democracy or the rule of law.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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Tonight was like having Thanksgiving with your most nervous uncle and your smuggest nephew.Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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My 21-year-old grandson is a dramatic and arrogant know-it-all.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Will, the outrageously arrogant master of the backhanded compliment, brings out the jealous streak in his brother, who’s taken aback by Will’s unscheduled return from Los Angeles under secretive circumstances.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024
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