Meaning of La-La Land | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The fictional place where wandering, sleeping, or dreaming minds are metaphorically said to end up.
2. Los Angeles, California (or Hollywood).
   US, derogatory, figuratively, humorous, slang
3. Alternative spelling of La-La Land.
   alt-of, alternative, uncountable
4. British Columbia.
   Canada, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Oh, don't mind⟳ him: he's usually up in La-La Land⟳, with all his silly ideas and whatnot.”

“Don't worry⟳, boss: the guards are in La-La Land⟳. They won't be up for many hours.”

“... back to her new home in Calabassas, near Los Angeles. Her years in Phoenix, where she started her own⟳ zoo, ended in divorce, "and now I'm back in La La Land⟳," […]”

“Chloe found the whole subject so dreary and dull that her imagination would float⟳ away into la-la land⟳ whenever the subject came up.”

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