lah
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of lah
C14: see gamut
Example Sentences
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Pence referred to her as “kah-MAH’-lah,” putting his emphasis on the second syllable, at events last week.
From Seattle Times
We folded our feelings into dumplings and lavished love into lah mian.
From Los Angeles Times
The word “lah” is attached to just about every other sentence as a form of emphasis—similar in a way to how some Americans use “man.”
From Time
"I got the cat lah," is an assurance that you have the cat.
From BBC
It felt that everyone was speaking in broken rhythms and a very modern Shakespeare form of delivery, and then my line would come – lah di dah di dah.
From The Guardian
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