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yada yada
noun ya·da ya·da \ˈyä-də-ˈyä-də\\-ˈyä-də\
: talk or language that is boring or that offers little information
Full Definition of YADA YADA
: boring or empty talk <listening to a lot of yada yada about the economy> —often used interjectionally especially in recounting words regarded as too dull or predictable to be worth repeating
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Variants of YADA YADA
ya·da ya·da or yad·da yad·da \ˈyä-də-ˈyä-də\ or yada yada yada or yadda yadda yadda \-ˈyä-də\
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Origin of YADA YADA
alteration of earlier yatata idle chatter, probably ultimately from British dialect and argot yatter-yatter to chatter, of imitative origin
First Known Use: 1980
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