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

Quit art school, he tells one, and “happy birthday, blah, blah, blah.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“I had no inkling that it was Janie, none, even though she had told me weeks later, that she did it and blah, blah, blah,” Ortiz told me.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 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

Grades, blah, blah, blah, Attitude, blah, blah, blah, Help around the house, blah, blah, blah, Not a kid anymore, blah, blah, blah.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson