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

Examples of yada yada in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

And then the revival of American Buffalo, that's now a standard contemporary American classic and studied that in drama school and yada yada yada. —Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 June 2024

Still probably going to be a long series yada yada. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024

That is so much material to learn and perform, let alone all the other self-tape work, record the performance and upload it and send it to you and yada yada. —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023

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

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