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la-la land
[lah-lah]
noun
a state of being out of touch with reality.
(usually initial capital letters)Los Angeles.
La-La land
/ ˈɑːˌɑː /
noun
a nickname for Los Angeles
(not capitals) a place that is remote from reality
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of La-La land1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of La-La land1
Idioms and Phrases
Los Angeles, California (often abbreviated L.A.). This expression pokes fun at the alleged eccentricities of the city's inhabitants. For example, What do you expect? Frederick has lived in la-la land for ten years and it has rubbed off on him . [ Slang ; c. 1980]
A state of being out of touch with reality, as in I don't know what's going on with Amy—she seems to be in la-la land . [ Slang ; c. 1980] Also see cloud-cuckoo land ; never-never land .
Example Sentences
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was living in la-la land for calling on union workers to end their industrial action, a striking Birmingham refuse worker has said.
He’s often accompanied by his day-drinking pals Jaime and Oscar, two other inventively drawn La-La Land castoffs with their own eccentric show biz travels and travails.
That’s what he fears most now, and it helps explain why he seems to be going from merely off the rails to a headlong dash to la-la land.
Mr Henry said: "It is extraordinary, isn't it, because Cartwright King, your external lawyers, know all about it, and yet you're saying that you didn't, the board didn't - I mean, this is la-la land isn't it?"
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has been accused of living in "la-la land" by a lawyer representing sub-postmasters.
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