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

“They don’t care about the fact that the operating system below is blah, blah, blah.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“The race itself was a bit blah — I sat in the same position for most of it,” Dixon said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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

Usyk told BBC Sport: "It's just blah, blah, blah - empty words."

From BBC • Jul. 18, 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