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blah
- /blɑː/ UK
- /bla/
Rhymes with -ɑː
Where it comes from
* Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably imitative or echoic in origin. Compare Ancient Greek βαρ-βαρ (bar-bar, “unintelligible sounds”), of which the word barbarian derives from.
* 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
noun blahs · bla · blaa
- Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
- A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc.
- A fool, an idiot.
adjective more blah · most blah · bla · blaa
- Dull; uninteresting; insipid. Well, the new restaurant seems nice, but their menu is a little blah.
- Low in spirit or health; down. I decided to go exercise rather than sit around all day feeling blah.
interjection bla · blaa
- 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 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.
- Representing the sound of vomiting.
verb blahs · blahing · blahed · bla · blaa
- To utter idle, meaningless talk. 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 […]
