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yadda

yadda

4 9.7
Unimportant repeating talk that gives no useful information
  • noun
  • /ˈjædə/
  • Slang
translation icon : cháchara
  • International health work all over the place, drag my kids around in sacks through villages in Central America, yadda yadda.
  • arrest, yadda
  • experience, yadda

Examples

  • And that's something that's lost in the world of screens and yadda, yadda, yadda.

  • She came back, she said blah, blah blah, yadda, yadda, yadda.

  • This is a lot of yadda yadda.

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  • This is a lot of yadda yadda.

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  • Jack of all trades, master of yadda yadda.

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  • Has a bunch of protein, fiber, nutrients from plants, yadda yadda yadda.

  • I have personal and professional goals (like getting an agent, writing another dating book, yadda yadda) that are always there.

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  • I want footage of all the old farts baking, an interview with the doctor on the dangers of sunbathing, yadda, yadda, yadda.

  • This let Obama back in the game, and Romney predictably went on to lose, proving again that Republicans can't win unless they keep the faith and draw the sharp contrasts and yadda yadda.

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  • She was just rambling on about her day, full of yadda yadda yadda, without saying anything important.

Synonyms

chatter
vsyadda
87 3.5

Continuous talk about small things, often lively and noisy

leans more toward omitting repetitive or unimportant content in speech
chitchat
vsyadda
  • Informal
28 2.0

Friendly, light talk about unimportant things

is like social small talk but used to skip over details
fluff
vsyadda
  • Literature
16 3.5

Unimportant words in writing or speech

is similar but implies skipping repetitive content in conversation
yak
vsyadda
  • Informal
9 8.3

Loud, continuous talk about unimportant things

is more about dismissing repeated or unimportant conversational details
blah
vsyadda
  • Informal
5 9.3

Words or ideas that sound important but have little real meaning

is more neutral and used specifically to skip unimportant details
jabbering
vsyadda
  • Informal
4 7.9

Fast, unclear talk that is hard to understand

focuses instead on dismissing content as unimportant or repetitive
yack
vsyadda
  • Informal
2 8.8

Loud, constant talk about unimportant things that annoy people

emphasizes skipping over trivial content rather than loud delivery
idle talk
vsyadda
1 5.8

Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip

is the same trivial talk but often used to skip over details
yakety-yak
vsyadda
  • Archaic
1 9.7

A lot of noisy talking about not important things

highlights omitting repetitive or unimportant parts rather than loudness
argle-bargle
vsyadda
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning

focuses more on dismissing details rather than on noise or silliness
yabber
vsyadda
  • Australian
1 9.5

Light talk between people with little meaning

is used more to gloss over repetitive or minor conversational details
prittle-prattle
vsyadda
  • Archaic
9.7

Light talk about unimportant, silly things people say

is the same trivial chatter but often used to gloss over specifics
constant blather
vsyadda
  • Informal
7.0

Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important

is similar but highlights skipping repetitive or boring parts of talk
bavardage
vsyadda
  • Informal
9.9

Light friendly talk about small unimportant things, often gossip

is similar but more often used to avoid repeating details
flat chat
vsyadda
  • Informal
9.0

A dull conversation with little energy or interest

focuses more on skipping over repetitive or meaningless content

Antonyms

real talk
  • Slang
9 7.7

An honest serious conversation about difficult or important things

How Meaningful

small talk
  • Informal
65 2.1
idle talk
1 5.8
yadda
  • Slang
4 9.7
nonsense
578 2.5
gibberish
45 7.2

Surface Forms

yadda singular
yaddas plural

Etymology

Yadda comes from the same repeated phrase 'yada, yada, yada' that people used as a short way to mean 'blah blah' or unimportant talk, and the TV show made it widely known. That's why as a noun, yadda means dull or repetitive talk you can ignore.