ho-hum
Americaninterjection
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ho-hum
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Patrick Mahomes is so good that a 27-for-37, 374-yard, three-TD, no-interception passing day seems, ho hum, rather routine for him by now.
From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2019
In the meantime here’s Barney Ronay on Lionel Messi’s performance in the Champions League on Tuesday: Well, ho hum.
From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2016
And nobody will mistake this terrific expression of Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley for a ho hum sparkling wine.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2015
Ohlheiser: I feel you, though my reaction to the scene itself was a bit "ho, hum."
From Slate • Nov. 29, 2012
Oh! hi, ho, hum, and her daughter and sons!
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail
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