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La-La Land
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lalaland Lalaland la-la land Lala land La La Land
English
Alternative forms
en lalaland la-la land la-la-land Lalaland Lala land
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-La-La Land.wav US
Etymology 1
en :af la<t:syllable used in singing> land + 1
Noun
La-La Land -
An imaginary place.
en Emily Carmichael Why ICE Treats Phones Like a Deadly Threat Current Affairs https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-ice-treats-phones-like-a-deadly-threat 2026-01-30 They use our phones to surveil us and, at the same time, digitally manufacture a MAGA La La Land, a world where Trump’s policies are sensible, prices are lower, immigrants—not the accumulation of wealth among the one percent—are the reason people feel so economically strained, and ICE isn’t killing people. https://web.archive.org/web/20260925022454/https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-ice-treats-phones-like-a-deadly-threat 25 September 2026
A state of mind of being out of touch with reality.
en Oh, don't mind him: he's usually up in La-La Land, with all his silly ideas and whatnot.
en Don't worry, boss: the guards are in La-La Land. They won't be up for many hours.
Translations
a fictional, nonphysical place
Czech: cs vzdušné zámky m-p, cs tramtárie f
German: de Phantasieland n
See also
en dreamworld dreamland fantasy land head in the clouds neverland never-never land
Etymology 2
Blend of en LA initialism for Los Angeles and La La Land metaphorical dreamland.
Proper noun
La-La Land
en slang US figuratively humorous or derogatory Los Angeles, California (or Hollywood).
en 1958 TV Guide 35 36–39 http://books.google.com/books?lr=&as_brr=0&q=%22la+la+land%22&btnG=Search+Books&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1958&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1958 ... 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,"
en slang Canada British Columbia.
References
en Nicknames for cities Fictional locations Sleep
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