ho-hum

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ho-hum

adjective more ho-hum · most ho-hum · ho hum

Canada, US, dated Boring; not interesting or novel. She wore ho-hum clothes, but practical ones.

interjection ho hum

Canada, US, dated Used to express boredom, uninterest or lack of novelty. Look at all this paperwork. Ho-hum!

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adj boring; not interesting or novel

Deutsch	langweilig
Italiano	noioso
Русский	ску́чный skúčnyj

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@misc{ho_hum_2026,
  title = {ho-hum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ho-hum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}