la-la

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something unusually good; (occasionally) something unusually bad. US,slang
    — 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.
  2. Alternative form of la la (“clams”). Malaysia,Singapore,alt-of,alternative,uncountable
  3. A woman's genitals, especially the vagina; a sexually permissive woman. slang
    — Thankfully, other BB starlets have gone on to find work that doesn't involve pushing their la-las together for one-handed mags.
动词 v.
  1. To sing or recite the syllable la repeatedly. intransitive
    — "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.
  2. To sing (a song) with la replacing the song lyrics. transitive
    — 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
形容词 adj.
  1. Of indifferent quality; so-so. not-comparable
    — Parker's play is only la-la; he is a low fellow, and as clownish in his manners as he is in his dress.

词形变化

la-la-s present,singular,third-person la-la-ing participle,present la-la-ed participle,past la-la-ed past la-las plural

词源

词源 1
Sounds used to form meaningless song refrains. Of imitative origin. Compare Old English lā, a common exclamation, Greek λαλαγε (lalage, “babble”), German lallen (“to babble”). Compare also blah blah.
词源 2
Unknown. Compare la, an interjection used to introduce a statement or express emotion.
词源 3
From Hokkien 啦啦 (la-la), from 蜊 (lâ, “clam”).
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