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yadda

yadda interjection: used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to indicate part of a sentence which would be annoying to include, or which is incomprehensible, or which is just unimportant.

Interjection

  1. Used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to indicate part of a sentence which would be annoying to include, or which is incomprehensible, or which is just unimportant.
    • In fact, the academic said, crime trends are influenced far more by demographics and social forces and yadda, yadda, yadda than by police work.2006, Andrew Karmen, New York Murder Mystery: The True Story Behind the Crime […]
    • The planners held all the requisite public hearings, public discussions, public meetings, public forums, yadda public-this and yadda public-that.2002 June 2, Craig Medred, “Trails committee goes a little wild”, in Anchorage Daily News, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016, page G1

Noun

yadda (plural yaddas)

  1. One of a set of items which do not need to be specified; often used in conjunction with the catch phrase yadda yadda yadda.
    • Sedona offers everything a Caravan, Voyager, T&C, yadda, yadda, yadda does, […] However, when V-6-equipped, the yaddas are a lot more quiet leaving the light or pulling into the passing lane.2001 November 8, Jim Mateja, “Kia opens door, manually, to minivan market”, in Chicago Tribune
    • Dropouts include Jason Kidd (recovering from knee surgery), Ray Allen (getting married this summer), Tracy McGrady (security concerns), Karl Malone (recovering from the NBA season; lost his mother), Jermaine O'Neal (banged up), Vince Carter (yadda), Mike Bibby (yadda), Elton Brand (yadda), and...2004 August 28, Gary Peterson, “Tina Thompson: `I really wanted to be part of this. This is my time'”, in Contra Costa Times

Forms of yadda

pluralyaddas

Origin of yadda

See yada yada yada.

Phrases with yadda

Questions about yadda

What does yadda mean?
Yadda means used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to indicate part of a sentence which would be annoying to include, or which is incomprehensible, or which is just unimportant.
What part of speech is yadda?
Yadda can be an interjection or a noun.

Words near yadda in the dictionary

  1. Yadao
  2. Yadaos
  3. Yadav
  4. Yadava
  5. Yadavs
  6. yadda
  7. yadda yadda yadda
  8. yadda, yadda, yadda
  9. yaddas
  10. yadder
  11. yaddered

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