edewa / hubba-hubba

[Daniel Long]

Thanks.  That is it.  When I reread the article on "Bamboo English", I
found it said "From the verb edewa, sandals or shower shoes were
generally called edewa shoes", so now it all makes sense.
Now, does anyone know where "hubba-hubba" comes from?  Barry?  OED has
it from 1944 which seems too early to be from the occupation of Japan or
Korean War contact, but it comes up often (and unexplained) in Bamboo
English sources.
Danny Long

GSCole wrote:
>
> I've always thought of the spelling as being itowa or iddiwa, but I
> can't find either spelling in my meager dictionaries.  But, the word may
> be rendered as eetowa, meaning 'come here'.

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