la-la land

Idioms & Phrases

la-la land

  1. Los Angeles, California (often abbreviated L.A.). This expression pokes fun at the alleged eccentricities of the city's inhabitants. For example, What do you expect? Frederick has lived in la-la land for ten years and it has rubbed off on him. [Slang; c. 1980]

  2. A state of being out of touch with reality, as in I don't know what's going on with Amyshe seems to be in la-la land. [Slang; c. 1980] Also see cloud-cuckoo land; never-never land.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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