ho-hum
Americaninterjection
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ho-hum
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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While the book may win awards, like Menand’s “The Metaphysical Club,” it may still be secretly, if undeservedly, yawned over as nothing but — ho hum — ancient history.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2021
He is willing and responsive, but it’s still mostly ho hum for me.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2020
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
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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