"la la la" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interjection}} la la la
  1. said loudly to prevent the speaker from hearing something he/she doesn't want to hear
    Sense id: en-la_la_la-en-intj-fEwfw5yM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, “La La La”, Naughty Boy (lyrics)",
          "text": "I'm turning up the volume when you speak 'Cause if my heart can't stop it I find a way to block it, I go la la, la la la la la",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Paul Johnson, Choose Life, page 14",
          "text": "fingers in ears, la la la, I can't hear you, la la la, I can't hear you",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "said loudly to prevent the speaker from hearing something he/she doesn't want to hear"
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      "id": "en-la_la_la-en-intj-fEwfw5yM"
    }
  ],
  "word": "la la la"
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Paul Johnson, Choose Life, page 14",
          "text": "fingers in ears, la la la, I can't hear you, la la la, I can't hear you",
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