blah

== English == === Alternative forms === bla, blaa === Etymology === Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably imitative or echoic in origin. Compare Ancient Greek βαρ-βαρ (bar-bar, “unintelligible sounds”) Adjective sense “bland, dull” (1919), perhaps influenced by French blasé (“bored, indifferent”). The blahs (“boredom, mild depression”) first attested 1969; probably a blend of the blues +‎ blah (adjective). Also may be connected with bleat === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /blɑː/ IPA(key): /bla/ Rhymes: -ɑː === Noun === blah (countable and uncountable, plural blahs) (uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. Synonyms: bosh, bombast, rubbish; see also Thesaurus:nonsense (informal, in the plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. Synonym: malaise (informal, derogatory) A fool, an idiot. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === blah (comparative more blah, superlative most blah) (informal) Dull; uninteresting; insipid. (informal) Low in spirit or health; down. === Interjection === blah An expression of mild frustration. Synonyms: bah, blast, drat, (archaic) fie (When spoken repeatedly, often three times in succession: blah blah blah!) Imitative of idle, meaningless talk; used sometimes in a slightly derogatory manner to mock or downplay another's words, or to show disinterest in a diatribe, 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. Synonyms: blah blah, blah blah blah, yada yada yada Representing the sound of vomiting. Synonyms: bleah, blech, bleh ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blah (third-person singular simple present blahs, present participle blahing, simple past and past participle blahed) (intransitive) To utter idle, meaningless talk. === Derived terms === === See also === barbarian rhubarb === References === === Anagrams === Bahl == Puoc == === Adjective === blah bright === Noun === blah moon == Yola == === Etymology === Cognate with English blaa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blaː/ === Noun === blah A thin cake. === References === Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[3], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 154