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Reduplicatives

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chop-chop
froufrou
chichi
chin-chin
yada yada

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Latin terms in English

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PRONUNCIATION:

(YAH-duh YAH-duh)

MEANING:

adverb: And so on.
noun: Uninteresting, long-winded talk.

ETYMOLOGY:

Of imitative origin. The word is often mistaken for being Yiddish. Earliest documented use: 1967.

USAGE:

"You know the story by now: how transport services aren't nearly up to scratch, how fare prices seem to inversely correlate with the pleasantness of your journey, yada, yada..."
On the Hike in Rail Fares; Evening Times (Glasgow, Scotland); Dec 22, 2011.

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