ooh la la UK /ˈuː.læ.læ/US /u.lɑˈlɑ/ exclamation2 •(informal) An exclamation of surprise, sometimes with strong sexual connotations.Ooh la la, monsieur, you do have big muscles after all. •A reply implying pretentiousness; often in response to another person's use of a big word, especially a loanword that English got from French.Oh, they were serving croque-monsieurs, now were they? Ooh la la.