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Meaning of hubba hubba | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR B2
/ˈhʌbə ˈhʌbə/

Definitions

An expression of appreciation or approval with a strong (positive) sexual connotation.

dated, emphatic, ironic

Examples

“1947, My Favorite Brunette (film), around 23 min 20 sec - Map? Yeah, she even gave me one to hold for her. Mysterious map, missing uncle... pretty corny. You know, there was something about the way she looked that made me suspicious, but the way she looked, I didn't care. - But you kept the map? - Oh, sure. Why not? She may not have it up here, but... hubba hubba.”
“[Judy] Grahn and [Marilyn] Monroe are allies, as they literally destroy and prevent smirking men from reducing women to hubba hubba hubba, some like it hot, "brainless cinderellas."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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