that girl is off in La La Land.
- Welcome to Sozo Exchange Vocabulary Challenge.
My name is Susan and I’m your host.
On this show we ask people from all walks of life
of various American English phrases
We are going to ask three people
to explain what it means, how it's used,
Now, let me introduce the people who are participating
in today’s vocabulary challenge:
Okay, let’s begin today’s Vocabulary Challenge.
Could you explain what the word “La La Land” means?
- The definition of "La La Land".
Well, I think it's, there's two definitions for it.
One, I live in Los Angeles and I know a lot of people
And the second one, I think people use it
when someone's head, they're kind of acting
a little spacey or a little strange and they say, like,
"Oh, they're off in La La Land right now."
- La La Land, I mean, the first thing
I think of is the movie, La La Land which is really good.
I like it, it's my favorite, one of my favorites.
But, to go further than that, I would think La La Land
is, obviously, Los Angeles and La La Land is a place
for dreams and a place for imaginations to come true.
That's immediately what I think of when I think of La La Land.
a person's mind goes when it's too idealistic.
and all the conditions are just perfect for what they want.
La La Land is a noun that has a several meanings.
It’s a nickname for Los Angeles or Hollywood.
Los Angeles can be abbreviated as LA, hence La-La Land.
Hollywood with the Film industry
where you see famous movie stars
The word “La La Land” also means a state of mind
that is out of touch with reality like dreaming
and it may have a negative connotation in some cases.
Spankie used the word “spacey,”
which is a slang expression to describe someone who is
Can you give us an example of how the word
“La La Land“ is used in a sentence?
- An example of La La Land would be
if someone is like, they wanna, maybe they have like
a huge dream or aspiration and it sounds crazy to most people,
or they have some kind of idea and they're just like,
"Oh my gosh, that girl is off in La La Land."
- La La Land in a sentence, well,
I would imagine it would probably be, oh, I don't know,
maybe some younger guy with kinda sorta long hair
and a white shirt, back in Florida a couple years back
and talking to their parents, like, saying:
"Oh yeah, I'm gonna go to La La Land
"and make my dreams become reality."
That's what I think; I'm not talking about
but definitely something like that.
- So, I'm a musician, so people tell me this all the time,
that hey, you gotta get your head out of La La Land,
you have bills to pay, and responsibilities.
You can't just stay in the studio all day.
because they gave us very specific examples.
Alright, here’s our final question:
Could you describe the type of people
who use the word “La La Land”?
- Alright, the type of people who I usually
hear use this, I think it's like a little bit of
an older generation, so like, in their 30's, 40's,
maybe even 50's, I've heard like,
grandparents, even, using it.
So I think it was something that came around a long time ago
that's not necessarily used in younger cultures.
- People who use the word La La Land.
I would think people who do use the word La La Land
definitely are talking about Los Angeles in a positive light.
People who really love the culture.
And people who really love the environment of Los Angeles.
It's a positive thing that I believe the term La La Land.
It's something that really inspires dreamers
and really inspires imagination.
And yeah, I think it's a good thing.
- I tend to see a lot of old rockers.
So, maybe, 50 to 60's or above, and generally male,
hey, gotta get your head out of La La Land.
Or that guy's in La La Land right now.
- I think they did a great job.
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