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yadda

yadda

24 9.2
A short word people say to skip part of a list or story
  • interjection
  • /ˈjædə/
  • Slang
translation icon : bla, bla
  • I went to a party at a hotel and I parked my car, yadda yadda yadda.
  • birthday, yadda
  • course, yadda
  • time, and yadda

Yeah let's see, two days later, yadda yadda yadda.

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Examples

  • The broken clock is right twice a day, yadda yadda ...

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  • Get Derek's attention, lead him to the cellar, yadda, yadda, yadda.

  • As I said, it may be to clear his head but ... yadda yadda yadda.

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  • Yeah let's see, two days later, yadda yadda yadda.

  • Let alone pave the roads, keep the food system going, yadda yadda yadda.

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  • Now, you could argue that, hey, America's always been like that, yadda, yadda.

  • You know, no criticizing me in the political campaign, yadda yadda yadda, the usual.

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  • They look almost a little bit sad because yes, I made with like whole wheat this and yadda, yadda yadda.

  • If I am not mistaken, the plane takes off because of the Bernoulli effect, yadda yadda yadda.

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  • We discussed the whole project, the meetings, the deadlines, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Synonyms

yada
vsyadda
  • Slang
11 9.9

A short spoken word that shows there are more similar things not said

is an interjection that signals omitted or obvious material informally
and so on
vsyadda
8 1.4

To talk about other similar things without naming them

is used to show omitted or repetitive material rather than list continuation
all that jazz
vsyadda
  • Informal
1 7.9

Other similar things you could mention

is a neutral signal for omission, not necessarily playful or idiomatic

How Casual

yadda
  • Slang
24 9.2
and so on
111 1.4
et cetera
2 3.3

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Yadda was made famous by the TV show Seinfeld, where the repeated phrase 'yada, yada, yada' let people skip boring or obvious details, like saying 'and so on'. So as an interjection, yadda is used to leave out the rest.