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Definition of Tra-la-la
1. Noun. A set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain.
Definition of Tra-la-la
1. Interjection. (non-gloss definition meaningless syllables used when humming a tune) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tra-la-la
Literary usage of Tra-la-la
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1898)
"Oh, me, one would be like a king or a queen If one could be always a-Maying —
Tra la la, etc. But lassies and laddies must work ..."
2. Folk Songs of Many Peoples: With English Versions by American Poets by Florence Hudson Botsford (1921)
"Tra la la la la la, Tra la la la la la, Tra la la la la la, Tra la la,Tra la la
... Would that I the bridegroom were, of so sweet a maider Tra la la la la ..."
3. The Music of the Waters: A Collection of the Sailors' Chanties, Or Working by Laura Alexandrine Smith (1888)
"Tra la, la, la, la. Alone in the midst of the waves When I am floating, ...
Tra la, la, la, la. The ambitious people of the earth Stupidly pass all their ..."
4. Folk-dances and singing games: twenty-six folk-dances of Norway, Sweden edited by Elizabeth Burchenal (1913)
"B Tra la la la, Tra la la la la, Tra la la la, Tra la la la la, Tra la la, Tra
la la, Tra la la la, Tra la la la la. FORMATION An equal number of men and ..."
5. The Abridged Academy Song-book: For Use in Schools and Colleges by Charles Herbert Levermore (1918)
"On foot I gaily take my way,Tra la la la la la,O'er mountain bare and ...
No snail-paced friend I want,not I,Tra la la la la la,At ev'ry step to pause and ..."
6. Die Fledermaus: An Operetta in Three Acts by Johann Strauss, Ludovic Halévy, Henri Meilhac, Richard Genée, Carl Haffner, Charles Henry Meltzer (1905)
"Comfort seek to borrow, tra, la, la ! This King of Consolation, Will fill you
... Loves with him to royster, tra, la, la! And when he should be praying, ..."
7. Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors by Walter Hamilton (1887)
"... So they don't care a jot If it freezes or not, For they feel pretty certain
that they have the pot, tra-la-la la-la, tra-la-la-!a-la. ..."
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