yada yada yada
To give little attention or treatment toTo give little attention or treatment to; to gloss over; to give short shrift to.
Meaning
1 senses(US)To give little attention or treatment to; to gloss over; to give short shrift to.
Origin
Probably influenced by (or perhaps an alteration of) yatter or yatata; perhaps onomatopoeiProbably influenced by (or perhaps an alteration of) yatter or yatata; perhaps onomatopoeic of blather; or perhaps derived from the Norwegian expression jada, jada which has a similar pronunciation and interpretation. Sometimes popularly attributed to Yiddish, but this is dismissed by etymologists.
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Forms
yada yada yadas, yada yada yadaing, yada yada yadaed, yada yada yadaed| Base form | yada yada yada · to yada yada yada |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | yada yada yadas |
| Present participle | yada yada yadaing |
| Past simple | yada yada yadaed / yada yada yada'd |
| Past participle | yada yada yadaed / yada yada yada'd |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.