Meanings
- Used to express disbelief or surprise.
Hubba wha—? But ... that's not a thing. Is this a thing?
2019, Barbara Poelle, Funny You Should Ask, Writer's Digest Books, →ISBN, page 332 more examples
the MAX number of teams at regionals CAN be less than 16? / hubba wha? / whoa......the hits keep coming....
2011 May 9, Reggie Fanelli, “11 teams?”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet)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.
2018 June 28, “Fine diner”, in Arkansas Times, Little Rock: Arkansas Times Limited Partnership, →ISSN, page 26
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