hubba-wha

English

Interjection

hubba-wha

1. Used to express disbelief or surprise.
   • 2011 May 9, Reggie Fanelli, “11 teams?”, in rec.sport.disc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     the MAX number of teams at regionals CAN be less than 16? / hubba wha? / whoa......the hits keep coming....

   • 2018 June 28, “Fine diner”, in Arkansas Times, Little Rock: Arkansas Times Limited Partnership, →ISSN, page 26:

     So, imagine our surprise when we heard that local celebrity chef and fancy food slinger Donnie Ferneau was opening up a place called Cathead’s Diner. Hubba wha? The man who’d been behind the food at such trendy, tony places as Ciao Baci, Ferneau’s and the 1836 Club was opening a diner in the East Village area of Little Rock? After confirming that this was not fake news, we decided to investigate.

   • 2019, Barbara Poelle, Funny You Should Ask, Writer's Digest Books, →ISBN, page 33:

     Hubba wha—? But ... that's not a thing. Is this a thing?