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'''Yabba''' (also incorrectly "Yabber") ''(v)(v.tr)'' pron. "Yä-bä"
'''Yabba''' (also incorrectly "Yabber") ''(v)(v.tr)'' pron. "Yä-bä"



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Yabba (also incorrectly "Yabber") (v)(v.tr) pron. "Yä-bä"


1. A term (possibly invented) and most certainly brought to the United States and coined by the imminent Bell Labs associate - Tom Reddington - in attempting to use the native Australian Pidgin word, describing the way indigenous Australians talk.....


2. Word origin can be traced to Fred Flintstone - formerly of Bedrock, USA - who was oft heard yelling "Yabba Dabba Doo"... Also see: Words of Australian Origin: [1]


3. Yabba was the nickname of Stephen Gascoigne, a well-known heckler at the Sydney Cricket Ground.