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yadda yadda yadda

British  
/ ˌjædəjædəˈjædə /

noun

  1. slang tedious or long-winded talk

"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 yadda yadda yadda

C20: of uncertain origin; possibly imitative of the sound of someone talking at length in a dull manner

Example Sentences

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One day, as I was waiting and listening to the same speech yet again, I muttered "yadda yadda yadda."

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021

You know, being the land of second chances and next acts, yadda yadda yadda.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2021

You’ll see stories about attendance records in Congress, complaints about missed votes, yadda, yadda, yadda… The truth is that being a senator isn’t a 9-to-5er.

From Fox News • Jan. 23, 2020

There’s some painful history there, yadda yadda yadda, I’m sure you know all this.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2019

But since this is 21:9 and if you just count the pixels and yadda yadda yadda: fine, it’s 4K.

From The Verge • Jul. 8, 2019

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