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blah

[ blah ]
/ blɑ /
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noun
nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
the blahs, a feeling of physical uneasiness, general discomfort, or mild depression; malaise: After the long weekend many workers had the Monday-morning blahs.
adjective
insipid; dull; uninteresting.
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Origin of blah

First recorded in 1915–20; imitative
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British Dictionary definitions for blah

blah

blah blah

slang

noun
worthless or silly talk; claptrap
adjective
uninteresting; insipid
verb
(intr) to talk nonsense or boringly

Word Origin for blah

C20 imit
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