Blah

/blɑː/

noun

  1. Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

  2. (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc.

Synonyms: malaise, bombast, bosh, bunkum, claptrap, eyewash, fustian, hooey

verb

  1. To utter idle, meaningless talk.

adjective

  1. Dull; uninteresting; insipid.

    Well, the new restaurant seems nice, but their menu is a little blah.

  2. Low in spirit or health; down.

    I decided to go exercise rather than sit around all day feeling blah.

interjection

  1. An expression of mild frustration.

    Blah! Why can't I get this computer to work!

  2. (When spoken repeatedly, often three times in succession: blah blah blah!) 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.

    And then he was like, "Oh, my brother's an Internet millionaire, blah blah blah." Like I care!

  3. Representing the sound of vomiting.

Synonyms: yada yada yada, bleah, bleh

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