blah

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/blɑː/

noun 3intj 3adj 2verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

ensuing, little

The ensuing discussion about the project was pretty blah and didn't really engage anyone.

VERB + BLAH

lives, love, started

She started blah about her boring day at work again.

BLAH + NOUN

cor, d, greta, laughter, mom, night

Mom said the food tasted blah and we ended up ordering pizza instead.

ADV.

instead

Instead of complaining that the weather was blah, she decided to go for a walk anyway.

Definitions

noun

Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc.

A fool, an idiot.

adj

Dull; uninteresting; insipid.

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

He was struck by how much pleasure they seemed to take in their daytime lives, how blah their night work was by contrast, how altogether meaningless; […]

Low in spirit or health; down.

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

intj

An expression of mild frustration.

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

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

Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, Mom, you said this all yesterday.

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

Representing the sound of vomiting.

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Synonyms

noun — pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

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He was struck by how much pleasure they seemed to take in their daytime lives, how blah their night work was by contrast, how altogether meaningless; […]

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[…] although the show deliberately showcases various luxury goods […], the overall ambience is extraordinarily bare of style and beauty, offering instead a world of blah décor, undistinguished fashion

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

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Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, Mom, you said this all yesterday.

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

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, blah is marked as informal, derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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