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What does “yada yada” mean?

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"Yada yada" is something you say when you want to skip over details that are boring, obvious, or not important. It's like saying "and so on" or "you know the rest."

So imagine your friend is telling a long story: "And then I woke up, got dressed, ate breakfast, brushed my teeth, yada yada, and finally got to the party!" — they're just skipping the boring middle parts.

Or maybe someone is giving a speech you've heard a hundred times: "He started talking about being responsible, working hard, yada yada — we all stopped listening."

You can also use it when someone is repeating themselves a lot and you kind of want them to get to the point.

Basically it means "skip the boring stuff, we get it."

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