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Todayโs expression is โyada yada yada.โ
๐ It means โand so on,โ โblah blah blah,โ or skipping over unimportant details.
Itโs used when summarizing a story or when the rest of the details are obvious, boring, or repetitive.
Origin:
The phrase became popular in American English in the late 20th century, especially through comedy and TV shows. Most famously, it was popularized by the sitcom Seinfeld in the 1990s, where characters used it to skip over parts of a story. ๐บ
Examples:
โข โWe went to the park, played some games, yada yada yada, and then went home.โ ๐๏ธ
โข โHe started talking about his problems, yada yada yada, and I tuned out.โ ๐
โข โShe cooked dinner, did the dishes, yada yada yada, and then we watched a movie.โ ๐ฝ๏ธ
Figurative daily-life examples:
โข I told him the plan, yada yada yada, and he still got confused. ๐
โข We cleaned the house, yada yada yada, and finally relaxed. ๐๏ธ
โข He bragged about his trip, yada yada yada, and it got boring fast. โ๏ธ
Now itโs your turn! ๐ฌ
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