yabbut
English
[edit]Contraction
[edit]yabbut
- Eye dialect spelling of yeah, but.
Noun
[edit]yabbut (plural yabbuts)
- (slang, derogatory) A fatuous objection of the kind that might begin "yeah, but..."
- 1999, Pete, “Sex shops was Re: nothing important”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet):
- You missed Beth's introductory yabbuts...thus condemning herself to my permanent list...once a breeder and all that...
- 2000, von, “Trust & Jealousy: A Clarification of the Situation!”, in alt.abuse.recovery (Usenet):
- Not yabbuts, but rather, "No wait, that's not how it is between us."