HUBBA HUBBA Definition & Meaning

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hubba hubba

[ huhb-uh huhb-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

Slang.

(an exclamation of admiration, approval, or enthusiasm, used especially by G.I.'s of World War II as a shout in appreciation of a pretty girl.)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hubba hubba¹

1940–45, Americanism; origin uncertain; much speculation has been devoted to the original sense and origin of this expression; the foreign sources proposed (e.g., Arabic, Chinese, Spanish ) are generally improbable and lack supporting evidence

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A square’s telltale characteristic, it said, was the use of the expression “hubba hubba.”

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“The two guys who asked us to go back to theater aren’t in the theater,” said Kimmel, who added that Cruise without his shirt on in “Top Gun: Maverick” was “L. Ron Hubba Hubba.”

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“The two guys who asked us to go back to theater aren’t in the theater,” Kimmel said, who added that Cruise without his shirt on in “Top Gun: Maverick” was “L. Ron Hubba Hubba.”

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By the 1980s, “Hep Cat” and “Hubba Hubba” had outlived their audience.

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I would say ‘Everywhere’” and “These folks couldn’t spot handsome with a GPS. Hubba hubba @SimuLiu” are among the cleaner representative rebuttals.

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