Meaning

Of indifferent quality; so-so..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of indifferent quality; so-so.
2. (intransitive) To sing or recite the syllable la repeatedly.
3. (transitive) To sing (a song) with la replacing the song lyrics.
4. (slang, US) Something unusually good; (occasionally) something unusually bad.
5. (slang) A woman's genitals, especially the vagina; a sexually permissive woman.
6. (Singapore, Malaysia) Alternative form of la la (“clams”).

Example Sentences

Parker's play is only la-la; he is a low fellow, and as clownish in his manners as he is in his dress.

"When the Saints Go Marchin' In," and "Jesus Loves Me," Arly in Spanish, me in English, as, in her orange robe in the wheelchair, her paralyzed arm belted with white Velcro into its fiberglass brace, Mom "la-la-ed" along.

PETER immediately begins ‘La, la-ing’ ‘The Merry Widow’, pulls JOSEPHINE up into a dancing position and begins to waltz her clear of the screen then towards the french window

We all agreed he was wise, but we did want the worst way to see that girl. We were sure that she was a la-la from all Billy said.

Thankfully, other BB starlets have gone on to find work that doesn't involve pushing their la-las together for one-handed mags.

For a western woman’s entire life, from her first menstrual period to her death, her ‘la la’ is a moneymaking machine for the big businesses who want to cultivate her ‘lady garden’.

Word Forms

• la-la-s
• la-la-ing
• la-la-ed
• la-las

Synonyms for la-la

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When Should You Use La-la?

Use la-la when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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