A simplified way of saying, "
Life goes on". The phrase first came to be in the popular beatles song by the same name, and since then, has became an
extremely common phrase in pop and
youth culture.
One of the more common scenarios for using "Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da"
Exemplified Man #1: "Hey man, what's cracka-lackin?"
Exemplified Man #2: "My boss denied me the f@#$%ng promotion I've been wanting due to my 'repulsive hygiene'..."
Exemplified Man #1: "Well, you could always try using--"
Exemplified Man #2: "Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da!"
Exemplified Man #1: "Uhmm... What?"
Exemplified Man #2: "Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da... You know! (sings) Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da, life goes on, Bra---"
Exemplified Man #1: "Oh, Now I see! You are using 'Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da' as slang for 'life goes on'- which, everyone knows are
the following lyrics in the popular, yet
obnoxious Beatles tune! Such an
obviously interpretable phrase should be used more often! I too, am going to begin using this phrase commonly in my speech!"