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- [blah]
- /blɑ/
- /blɑː/
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- [blah]
- /blɑ/
Definitions of blah word
- convention blah You use blah, blah, blah to refer to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are boring or unimportant. 3
- noun blah worthless or silly talk; claptrap 3
- adjective blah uninteresting; insipid 3
- verb blah to talk nonsense or boringly 3
- noun blah boring, predictable, or nonsensical talk or writing 3
- interjection blah used, usually repeated one or more times, to suggest such talk or writing, esp. when it continues for a long time 3
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Origin of blah
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blah
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blah popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blah usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blah
adj blah
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- humdrum — lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
- monotone — a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
Antonyms for blah
adj blah
- interesting — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
- spirited — pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
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