The Hubbel treatment, or "Pulling a Hubbel", refers to the act of overdramatizing breakups and goodbyes. The
name comes from the last scene from the 1973 movie "The way we were", where Barbra Streisand'
s character
Katie finally releases her long, aching lover Hubbel Gardner (Played by Robert Redford, hence the "Hubbel").
Can also be used to describe overacting in real life or refer to a drama queen'
s actions.
When they brok up, she really pulled the Hubbel on him - The hand-on-face manouver, the breaking voice, the starry eyes... The
girl's a pro.
-I
said I'll wait, but I'm not gonna wait forever...
-Grrl,
don't even try that Hubbel treatment on me!