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See also: la-la land


la-la land

noun

1
: a euphoric, dreamlike mental state detached from the harsher realities of life
When you spend time around [him] you are struck by someone who isn't living in la-la land and isn't a pushover. Todd Balf
2
La-La Land
used as a nickname for Los Angeles, California
Like most devoted New Yorkers who find themselves in La-La Land, the author goes through at least half of the five stages of grief. Alexandra Jacobs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Too bad the Biden Administration is still living in la-la land. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022 As with any sci-fi technology, opportunists are spinning them out into la-la land; not quite mainstream or even there yet today, but truly necessary, some say, to a fantasy future anyone has yet to pin down. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 12 Nov. 2021 Judging from a few recent news stories, slices of the not-for-profit art world in New York seem stuck in la-la land. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Apr. 2020 Many of the investors were Hoosiers in Hollywood, midlife businessmen from boring industries in the Corn Belt heeding la-la land’s age-old siren call. Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017 Stop beating yourself up for drifting off to la-la land. Tori Rodriguez, Woman's Day, 3 Aug. 2016 Stop beating yourself up for drifting off to la-la land. Tori Rodriguez, Woman's Day, 3 Aug. 2016 Many of the investors were Hoosiers in Hollywood, midlife businessmen from boring industries in the Corn Belt heeding la-la land’s age-old siren call. Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from la-la nonsense syllables in the refrains of songs

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of la-la land was in 1979

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