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la-di-da
la-di-da [ l dee d ] or lah-di-dah [ l dee d ] or la-de-da [ l dee d ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
affectedly upper-class: speaking or behaving in a way that is affectedly upper-class ( informal )

[Late 19th century. An imitation of affected pronunciation]
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