la-di-da

• Adjectif informel, souvent péjoratif, utilisé pour décrire quelqu'un ou quelque chose de prétentieux, affecté ou excessivement maniéré dans les manières ou le style.

An informal, often disapproving adjective used to describe someone or something that is pretentious, affectedly refined, or overly fancy in manner or style.

1. Affectedly refined or pretentiousC1informal

   Behaving or speaking in an exaggeratedly refined, elegant, or upper-class manner, often to impress others.

   Prétentieusement distingué

   • He put on a la-di-da accent when talking to the guests.
   • She found their la-di-da manners quite annoying.
   • The restaurant had a la-di-da atmosphere that felt very forced.

   Synonymesaffectedartificialhoity-toitymannerlyostentatiousposhpretentioussnobbishuppity

   Antonymeshumblemodestnaturalplainsimpleunpretentious