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Blah
Definitions
- 1 Dull; uninteresting; insipid. informal
"Well, the new restaurant seems nice, but their menu is a little blah."
- 2 Low in spirit or health; down. informal
"I decided to go exercise rather than sit around all day feeling blah."
- 1 An expression of mild frustration.
"Blah! Why can't I get this computer to work!"
- 2 Imitative of idle, meaningless talk; used sometimes in a slightly derogatory manner to mock or downplay another's words, or to show disinterest in a diatribe, rant, instructions, unsolicited advice, parenting, etc. Also used when recalling and retelling another's words, as a substitute for the portions of the speech deemed irrelevant.
"Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, Mom, you said this all yesterday."
- 3 Representing the sound of vomiting.
- 1 Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. informal, uncountable
- 2 pompous or pretentious talk or writing wordnet
- 3 A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. countable, in-plural, informal, uncountable
- 4 A fool, an idiot. countable, derogatory, informal, uncountable
- 1 To utter idle, meaningless talk. intransitive
"Ooh, I feel so guilty, I've got far too much money — […] So give it away, endow a charitable foundation, burn it, but stop blahing on about it […]"
Etymology
* Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably imitative or echoic in origin. Compare Ancient Greek βαρ-βαρ (bar-bar, “unintelligible sounds”) * Adjective sense “bland, dull” (1919), perhaps influenced by French blasé (“bored, indifferent”). * The blahs (“boredom, mild depression”) first attested 1969; probably a blend of the blues + blah (adjective). * Also may be connected with bleat
* Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably imitative or echoic in origin. Compare Ancient Greek βαρ-βαρ (bar-bar, “unintelligible sounds”) * Adjective sense “bland, dull” (1919), perhaps influenced by French blasé (“bored, indifferent”). * The blahs (“boredom, mild depression”) first attested 1969; probably a blend of the blues + blah (adjective). * Also may be connected with bleat
* Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably imitative or echoic in origin. Compare Ancient Greek βαρ-βαρ (bar-bar, “unintelligible sounds”) * Adjective sense “bland, dull” (1919), perhaps influenced by French blasé (“bored, indifferent”). * The blahs (“boredom, mild depression”) first attested 1969; probably a blend of the blues + blah (adjective). * Also may be connected with bleat
* Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably imitative or echoic in origin. Compare Ancient Greek βαρ-βαρ (bar-bar, “unintelligible sounds”) * Adjective sense “bland, dull” (1919), perhaps influenced by French blasé (“bored, indifferent”). * The blahs (“boredom, mild depression”) first attested 1969; probably a blend of the blues + blah (adjective). * Also may be connected with bleat
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