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yabba

British  
/ ˈjæbə /

noun

  1. slang a form of methamphetamine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yabba

C20: of unknown origin


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This is far from Easy, Easy; yabba dabba don’t take anything for granted.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2021

“If you’re looking for alternatives, I’ll accept splendid, yummy, dazzling, spectacular, surprising, delicious, delectable, heavenly, exquisite, tasty, yabba dabba doo, or ‘hot damn I’m spoiled.’”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2017

“If you’re looking for alternatives, I’ll accept splendid, yummy, dazzling, spectacular, surprising, delicious, delectable, heavenly, exquisite, tasty, yabba dabba doo or ‘hot damn I’m spoiled.’

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2017

Izzard's conclusion: It means "yabba dabba do," and he suggested that churchgoers start discreetly introducing the phrase into hymns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2015

Ole man plenty time bin yabba me debil-debil before long time, bin catch 'em ole man ole woman.

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield

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