ho-hum

[ hoh-huhm, -huhm ]

/ ˈhoʊˈhʌm, -ˌhʌm /

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interjection

(an exclamation expressing boredom, weariness, or contempt.)

adjective

dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.

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Origin of ho-hum

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby ho-hum

Hohenstaufen, Hohenzollern, Hohe Tauern, Hohhot, Hohokam, ho-hum, hoick, hoicks, hoiden, hoi polloi, hoise

How to use ho-hum in a sentence

There was Carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.
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Lily Allen explained away the poor sales and ho-hum critical reception to Sheezus by…basically blaming other people.
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Ho, 42, admitted that he had never stepped out of sight of the government minders but he insisted that was by choice.
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His New York accent slices through the incessant hum of voices.
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All 130 employees share a similar vision and all seem very gung ho about their racy products.
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The hum of earnest or glad voices here contrasted strongly with silence and meditation there.
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The girl began to hum, as she powdered her nose with a white glove, lying in a powder box.
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The door banged shut behind him and I heard him at the foot of the stairs roaring "Ho-ho-there-ho!"
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
She fell to her task again, only now she began to hum softly, thus shutting me off entirely.
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In a moment Skipper Worse was wide awake, and began to hum, as she moved her fingers along the lines.
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British Dictionary definitions for ho-hum

ho-hum

/ (ˈhəʊˌhʌm) /

adjective

informal lacking interest or inspiration; dull; mediocrea ho-hum album

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