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Objection vs Yabbut - What's the difference?

objection | yabbut |

As nouns the difference between objection and yabbut

is that objection is the act of objecting while yabbut is (slang|derogatory) a fatuous objection of the kind that might begin "yeah, but".

As a contraction yabbut is

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objection

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of objecting.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
  • A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to ).
  • (legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.

    • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "objection": serious, conscientious, fatal, grave, etc. * Verbs often used with "objection": raise, make, meet, answer, etc.

    Related terms

    * objector

    yabbut

    English

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
    • English non-constituents

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, derogatory) A fatuous objection of the kind that might begin "yeah, but..."
  • * 1999 , "Pete", Sex shops was Re: nothing important'' (on newsgroup ''alt.support.childfree )
    • You missed Beth's introductory yabbuts ...thus condemning herself to my permanent list...once a breeder and all that...
  • * 2000 , "von", Trust & Jealousy: A Clarification of the Situation!'' (on newsgroup ''alt.abuse.recovery )
    • Not yabbuts , but rather, "No wait, that's not how it is between us."