yada yada

noun

ya·​da ya·​da ˈyä-də-ˈyä-də 

variants or yadda yadda or yada yada yada or yadda yadda yadda

ˈyä-də-ˈyä-də-ˈyä-də 

: 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

Example Sentences

They had to listen to the usual yada yada about bike safety.

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to the classic bath products—candles, soaks, body care products, yada yada—I’m inviting you to consider adding a few more unexpected products to your collection, because bathing should be an experience. —Sarah Madaus, SELF, 8 Mar. 2023

Of course, Anthony Davis was suffering with blah blah blah and LeBron James had a lingering case of yada yada yada. —Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023

Most people who've spent time on a college campus have seen fliers advertising the payoff for participating in, for instance, psychological experiments: do a questionnaire, get $10, a free meal, a gift certificate, yada yada. —Discover Magazine, 9 May 2012

There’s a quest, an evil queen, various monsters and challenges, yada yada. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2022

When the company began experiencing heavy withdrawal requests last week, a liquidity crisis ensued, FTX froze withdrawals, tried to seal a deal with Binance, experienced a massive hack, filed for bankruptcy, yada yada yada. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2022

But the guy is futzing around, explaining the leaders who are on the ground and yada yada yada. —Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2021

In a case like this, what would happen during the 'yada yada yada' period for a legal case to end up at the Supreme Court? —James Brown, USA TODAY, 26 June 2022

The series, based on a 1962 novel by Dutch author Toke Dragt, has elements familiar to fantasy fans: a young knight, a brave quest to save his kingdom, epic dangers, cool armor, yada yada. —Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier yatata idle chatter, probably ultimately from British dialect and argot yatter-yatter to chatter, of imitative origin

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above