Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Worthless nonsense; drivel.
- noun A general feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, or depression.
- adjective Dull and uninteresting.
- adjective Low in spirit or health; down.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable, informal
Nonsense ;drivel ; idle, meaningless talk. - noun informal (in plural, the blahs) A general or
ambiguous feeling ofdiscomfort ,dissatisfaction ,uneasiness ,boredom , milddepression ,etc. - adjective informal
Dull ;uninteresting ;insipid . - adjective informal Low in spirit or health;
down . - interjection An expression of mild frustration.
- interjection Imitative of idle, meaningless talk; used sometimes in a slightly
derogatory manner tomock ordownplay another's words, or to show disinterest in adiatribe ,rant , instructions, unsolicited advice, parenting, etc. Also used when recalling and retelling another's words, as a substitute for the portions of the speech deemed irrelevant. - interjection Representing the sound of
vomiting . Seebleah ,bleh .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I know I'm lame, but we've been painting the house, etc..blah blah So, picked up a premade cake and asked if they'd pipe, "YOU'RE 8!" on it.
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Under this government wallpaper supplies have risen ten fold..blah blah.
PMQs - how much Q&A is there? Mark Reckons 2009
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Even so, I still like WordPress much much better..blah blah blah
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More lies and drivel…..blah, blah, blah…the same old crap.
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Bushs fault…..blah blah blah……sunburn on the beach?
Think Progress » Iranian President Cracks Down On Citizen Blogging, Starts His Own Blog 2006
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Israel has over-reached……blah blah blah……the failure of american schools is all Bushs fault…..blah blah blah…….health care?
Think Progress » Iranian President Cracks Down On Citizen Blogging, Starts His Own Blog 2006
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He asked how I was and what I was doing and Blah blah blah
goldylockz22 Diary Entry goldylockz22 2003
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Let those who cast the first stone, etc..blah, blah, blah...
latimes.com - News 2011
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Palolim was still full of tourist, bars, restaurant and every 5 meters some local kid or seller would jump at you trying to pull you into his shop: «Come very cheap price, only have a look, .... blah blah».
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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My brother trying to comfort me * blah blah blah*.
Kottu 2009
born2badored commented on the word blah
exclamation of disgust
December 6, 2006
strange_person commented on the word blah
blah is an interesting word.
December 7, 2008