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'''Yabba''' (also |
'''Yabba''' (also ''Yabber'') ''(v)(v.tr)'' pron. "Yä-bä" is a word which has a number of possible meanings: |
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*A shortening of ''Yabba Dabba Doo'', a phrase from the popular television [[animated series]] ''[[The Flintstones]]''. |
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*An [[indigenous Australian]] word meaning ''to talk''. See [[Words of Australian Aboriginal origin]]. |
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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..... |
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2. Word origin can be traced to Fred Flintstone - formerly of Bedrock, USA - who was oft heard yelling "Yabba Dabba Doo"... |
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Also see: Words of Australian Origin: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words_of_Australian_Aboriginal_origin] |
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Revision as of 08:01, 2 July 2006
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Yabba (also Yabber) (v)(v.tr) pron. "Yä-bä" is a word which has a number of possible meanings:
- Yabba was the nickname of Stephen Gascoigne, a well-known heckler at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- A shortening of Yabba Dabba Doo, a phrase from the popular television animated series The Flintstones.
- An indigenous Australian word meaning to talk. See Words of Australian Aboriginal origin.
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