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English
Etymology
French oh là là / ouh là là, an exclamation of surprise, concern, or dismay. The French exclamation lacks the connotations of the English, either of snobbery or raciness; these emerged in English owing to stereotypes about the French.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ooh la la
- A rejoinder indicating that the speaker asserts (either reproachfully or jocularly) that the interlocutor (or someone else that they are discussing) is putting on airs; often when the interlocutor has used a big word, especially a loanword that English got from French.
Oh, they were serving croque-monsieurs, now were they? Ooh la la.
- An exclamation of surprise, sometimes with strong sexual connotations.
Ooh la la, monsieur, you do have big muscles after all.
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