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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • interjection Used to express approval, pleasure, or excitement.

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Examples

  • Crafts person supreme, macgyvergal, AKA Supreme Commander -- when she's impersonating Servalan from Blakes 7 that is -- gave me a drop dead, hubba-hubba, leave me gob-smacked, completely amazing birthday prezzy yesterday.

    The next Jack Fleming story is..... p_n_elrod 2009

  • These are the little nuggets of yum that help take your sandwich from hum-drum to hubba-hubba.

    Spice Up Your Sandwich Routine To Make It More Appealing | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • While shooting skeet at the local rifle range (every last event documented in "Sunset Daze" feels entirely arranged by the producers), Sandy gets a little hubba-hubba for Mark, her Eastwood-esque shooting instructor.

    Hank Stuever previews WEtv's 'Sunset Daze' 2010

  • While shooting skeet at the local rifle range (every last event documented in "Sunset Daze" feels entirely arranged by the producers), Sandy gets a little hubba-hubba for Mark, her Eastwood-esque shooting instructor.

    Hank Stuever previews WEtv's 'Sunset Daze' 2010

  • It also gave Bacon an advantage in that George Dyer was a Kray "enforcer." hubba-hubba!

    2/19: Eastern Promises; Pursued Ed Howard 2008

  • The existence of the paper is brought to his attention by older brother Mike Tim Considine, who understands what he's up against after getting a hubba-hubba glimpse of she who was destined to star in RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP, THE WILD RACERS, FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET and MORE.

    Archive 2008-05-11 2008

  • The existence of the paper is brought to his attention by older brother Mike Tim Considine, who understands what he's up against after getting a hubba-hubba glimpse of she who was destined to star in RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP, THE WILD RACERS, FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET and MORE.

    The Loves of Mimsy Farmer #1: Robbie Douglas 2008

  • Especially for your role in the proceedings, Simon, not knowing what a hubba-hubba Hoosier accent sounds like, one is naturally intrigued.

    Althouse coffeehouse. Ann Althouse 2007

  • Imagine this with zebra print black/white and deep red bands! hubba-hubba!

    ... and we're back. With a Duro. - A Dress A Day 2006

  • Fantasy can be way better than reality; take it from one married woman who told me how she took a hubba-hubba office mate to a nearby hotel.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Iris Krasnow 2012

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