First Known Use: 1918
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1blah
noun \ˈblä\
the blahs : a feeling of being bored, tired, etc.
: silly or meaningless talk
Full Definition of BLAH
1
also blah–blah \-ˌblä\ : silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense
2
plural [perhaps influenced in meaning by blasé] : a feeling of boredom, lethargy, or general dissatisfaction
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Origin of BLAH
imitative
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- Synonyms
- applesauce [slang], balderdash, baloney (also boloney), beans, bilge, nonsense (also blah-blah), blarney, blather, blatherskite, blither, bosh, bull [slang], bunk, bunkum (or buncombe), claptrap, codswallop [British], crapola [slang], crock, drivel, drool, fiddle, fiddle-faddle, fiddlesticks, flannel [British], flapdoodle, folderol (also falderal), folly, foolishness, fudge, garbage, guff, hogwash, hokeypokey, hokum, hoodoo, hooey, horsefeathers [slang], humbug, humbuggery, jazz, malarkey (also malarky), moonshine, muck, nerts [slang], nuts, piffle, poppycock, punk, rot, rubbish, senselessness, silliness, slush, stupidity, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), tommyrot, tosh, trash, trumpery, twaddle
2blah
adjective
: not interesting or unusual : dull or boring
: without energy or enthusiasm
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First Known Use of BLAH
1922
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