Blah

/blɑː/ · noun

Meaning

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
2. (informal, in the plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc.
3. (informal, derogatory) A fool, an idiot.
4. (informal) Dull; uninteresting; insipid.
5. (informal) Low in spirit or health; down.
6. An expression of mild frustration.
7. (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.
8. Representing the sound of vomiting.

Example Sentences

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; […]

[…] 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 fashions and cavernous homes that just look like overpriced McMansions.

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

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

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!

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 […]

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• blahs
• bla
• blaa
• more blah
• most blah
• blahing
• blahed

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