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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
Words nearby blah
blag, blagging, Blagonravov, Blagoveshchensk, blague, blah, blah-blah-blah, blain, Blaine, Blainville, Blair
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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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