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tra-la
[ trah-lah ]
noun
- nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
tra-la
/ ˌtrɑːlɑːˈlɑː; ˌtrɑːˈlɑː /
noun
- a set of nonsensical syllables used in humming music, esp for a melody or refrain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tra-la1
First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences
"Tra-la, tra-la-la-la-la," chirped he, softly and contentedly.
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It'll be tra-la-la for yours, if last night's a fair sample uh what yuh expect to do with the blue roan.
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Tra-la-la-la-la-la—he could hear a woman's voice singing scales inside, the same thing over and over again.
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And off he goes to supper, singing “Tra-la-la, lambkins, we must live!”
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The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la,” Eleanor returned saucily, “have nothing to do with the case.
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