hubba hubba

hubba hubba
/hub"euh hub"euh/, Slang.
(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, Amer.; orig. uncert.; 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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