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
‘Will you come to the ball and slap all the ladies you think are underdressed? Oh... lah! I’ve burst a stay string. Give me ... Cilia, fetch ...’ Cilia evidently knew what would be wanted.
From Literature
"I got the cat lah," is an assurance that you have the cat.
From BBC
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