Main Entry: ya·da ya·da

Variant(s): or yad·da yad·da \ˈyä-də-ˈyä-də\ or yada yada yada or yadda yadda yadda \-ˈyä-də\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier yatata idle chatter, probably ultimately from British dial. and argot yatter-yatter to chatter, of imitative origin

Date: 1980

: boring or empty talk <listening to a lot of yada yada about the economy> —often used interjectionally especially in recounting words regarded as too dull or predictable to be worth repeating