First Known Use: 1983
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la–la land
noun \ˈlä-ˌlä-\
: the mental state of someone who is not aware of what is really happening
La-La Land —used as a nickname for Los Angeles, California
Full Definition of LA-LA LAND
: a euphoric dreamlike mental state detached from the harsher realities of life
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Origin of LA-LA LAND
perhaps from la-la nonsense syllables in the refrains of songs
Rhymes with LA-LA LAND
ampersand, baby grand, bear a hand, beforehand, behindhand, bellyband, belly-land, borderland, bottomland, cap in hand, concert grand, confirmand, contraband, countermand, Damavand, Dixieland, ductless gland, eldest hand, fairyland, fatherland, force one's hand, forestland, four-in-hand, garage band, gastric gland, Gelderland, graduand, hand in hand, hand-to-hand, hand to hand, helping hand, high command, hinterland, Holy Land, Krugerrand, lotusland, meadowland, minute hand, motherland, Nagaland, narrowband, no-man's-land, on demand, one-man band, one-night stand, operand, ordinand, out of hand, overhand, overland, parlor grand, pastureland, promised land, prostate gland, public land, radicand, reprimand, Rio Grande, rubber band, running hand, saraband, secondhand, Swaziland, tableland, taxi stand, timberland, Togoland, try one's hand, underhand, undermanned, understand, wonderland, Zululand
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