also: どったらこったら · どたらこたら
expression, noun
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
Used as a placeholder for vague or repetitive speech, similar to 'blah blah blah' or 'and so on'. Often implies the speaker is glossing over details or quoting empty platitudes.
彼はどうたらこうたら言い訳ばかりしている。
He keeps making excuses, saying something-something.
会議ではどうたらこうたらと難しい話が続いた。
At the meeting, they went on with yada yada about complicated stuff.