blah

American  

[blah] / blɑ /

noun

1. nonsense; rubbish.

   What they say is blah.

   Synonyms:

   bosh, twaddle, eyewash, hooey, humbug, bunkum

2. the blahs, a feeling of physical uneasiness, general discomfort, or mild depression; malaise.

   After the long weekend many workers had the Monday-morning blahs.

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adjective

1. insipid; dull; uninteresting.

blah British  

/ blɑː /

noun

1. worthless or silly talk; claptrap

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adjective

1. uninteresting; insipid

verb

1. (intr) to talk nonsense or boringly

Etymology

Origin of blah

First recorded in 1915–20; imitative

Example Sentences

It’s the fastest-growing, has the most attractive demographics, skews younger, is the most cosmopolitan, blah, blah, blah.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Blah, blah, life is sad—well, not anymore, because we’re kicking off 2026 primary season with Texas Week!

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

The hazard of a fancy crowd, of course, is that a fancy crowd is a blah crowd, which is standard at a Super Bowl, but lame for a World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

We've just discussed it, blah, blah, blah, blah.'

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

“On Wikipedia it says—yeah, the son of Stuart Bellstone, the D and G trading scandal, blah, blah, his son is Paolo Vallarta-Bellstone.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart