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Yadda vs Hadda - What's the difference?

yadda | hadda |

As an interjection yadda

is used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to indicate part of a sentence which would be annoying to include, or which is incomprehensible, or which is just unimportant.

As a noun yadda

is one of a set of items which do not need to be specified; often used in conjunction with the catch phrase yadda yadda yadda.

As a contraction hadda is

had to.

yadda

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to indicate part of a sentence which would be annoying to include, or which is incomprehensible, or which is just unimportant.
    • "In fact, the academic said, crime trends are influenced far more by demographics and social forces and yadda, yadda, yadda than by police work." – Andrew Karmen
  • * {{quote-news, 2002, June 2, Craig Medred, Trails committee goes a little wild, Anchorage Daily News citation
    • , passage= The planners held all the requisite public hearings, public discussions, public meetings, public forums, yadda' public-this and ' yadda public-that.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of a set of items which do not need to be specified; often used in conjunction with the catch phrase yadda yadda yadda.
  • * {{quote-news, 2001, November 8, Jim Mateja, Kia opens door, manually, to minivan market, Chicago Tribune citation
    • , passage= Sedona offers everything a Caravan, Voyager, T&C, yadda, yadda, yadda does,
  • * {{quote-news, 2004, August 28, Gary Peterson, Tina Thompson: `I really wanted to be part of this. This is my time', Contra Costa Times citation
    • , passage=Dropouts include Jason Kidd (recovering from knee surgery), Ray Allen (getting married this summer), Tracy McGrady (security concerns), Karl Malone (recovering from the NBA season; lost his mother), Jermaine O'Neal (banged up), Vince Carter (yadda'), Mike Bibby ('''yadda'''), Elton Brand ('''yadda'''), and Kenyon Martin (' yadda ).}}
  • * {{quote-news, 2006, May 13, , A Tough Road: Bennerman, Who Went To Hargrave, Describes Exactly What Glenn's Wallace Is Going To Be Experiencing, Winston-Salem Journal citation
    • , passage= So right or wrong, good move or bad, yadda' or ' yadda , it's an intriguing development in this gifted player's life and basketball career.}} ----

    hadda

    English

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (nonstandard) had to
  • (nonstandard) had (used in conditional statements; compare had've)
    • ''If I hadda known, I wouldn't've gone.
    English contractions English eye dialect English non-constituents ----