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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hub•ba hub•ba (hub′ə hub′ə),USA pronunciation [Slang.]- Slang Terms(an exclamation of admiration, approval, or enthusiasm, used esp. by G.I.'s of World War II as a shout in appreciation of a pretty girl.)
- 1940–45, American; origin, originally 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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