ooh-la-la
Americaninterjection
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(used to express derision directed at affected gentility or pretentious refinement.)
- Synonyms:
- la-di-da
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(used to express attraction, admiration, or playful sexual interest.)
Example Sentences
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France’s ooh-la-la running game has returned 11 tries from three matches.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2020
Told that the integrity of the show demanded that there must not be any ooh-la-la songs about Paris, Porter airily wrote the most obvious of all such songs, “I Love Paris.”
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 13, 2020
Happily, there’s plenty of fresh ooh-la-la to go around in this latest whirl of glitzily costumed song, clowning, aerial and juggling acts, magic tricks and glitter dust, paired with a pretty tasty five-course dinner.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2016
Not an ooh-la-la is to be heard in this year’s series, which begins Thursday at the Walter Reade Theater.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2016
“Ooh, my mother bought me this white dress with little black polka dots. It’s got a patent-leather belt around the waist. It makes me look like I’m at least seventeen. Veiy ooh-la-la sophisticated!”
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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