blah

blah
blah1 S2 [bla:] n
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: From the sound of empty talk]
1.) blah, blah, blah
spoken used when you do not need to complete what you are saying because it is boring or because the person you are talking to already knows it
You know how Michelle talks: 'Tommy did this, and Jesse did that, blah, blah, blah.'
2.) [U] BrE spoken remarks or statements that are boring and do not mean much
the usual blah about everyone working harder
3.) the blahs [plural] AmE informal a feeling of being sad and bored
a case of the winter blahs
blah 2
blah2 adj AmE spoken informal
1.) not having an interesting taste, appearance, character etc
The chili was kind of blah.
2.) slightly ill or unhappy
I feel really blah today.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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