Blah Definition

blä
noun
Worthless nonsense; drivel.
American Heritage
Boring, predictable, or nonsensical talk or writing.
Webster's New World
A general feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, or depression.
American Heritage

(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

Wiktionary

(informal) (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc.

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adjective
Dull and uninteresting.
American Heritage
Feeling or being dull and lifeless.
Webster's New World
Low in spirit or health; down.
Sat around all day feeling blah.
American Heritage

(informal) Dull; uninteresting; insipid.

Well, the new restaurant seems nice, but their menu is a little blah.
Wiktionary

(informal) Low in spirit or health; down.

I decided to go exercise rather than sit around all day feeling blah.
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interjection
Used, usually repeated one or more times, to suggest such talk or writing, esp. when it continues for a long time.
And the speaker went on, blah, blah, blah, seemingly forever.
Webster's New World
An expression of mild frustration.
Blah! Why can't I get this computer to work!
Wiktionary

(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.

Yea, yea, blah blah blah, Mom, you said this all yesterday.
And then he was like, "Oh, my brother's an Internet millionaire, blah blah blah." Like I care!
Wiktionary

Representing the sound of vomiting. See bleah, bleh.

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Other Word Forms of Blah

Noun

Singular:
blah
Plural:
blahs

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Blah

  • the blahs

Origin of Blah

  • Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably imitative or echoic in origin. Perhaps, but cf Greek "barbarbar” ‘unintelligible sounds’ (Grillo 1989:174.

    From Wiktionary

  • The blahs (“boredom, mild depression”) first attested 1969; extension of adjective sense and influenced by term the blues.

    From Wiktionary

  • Adjective sense “bland, dull” (1919), perhaps influenced by French blasé (“bored, indifferent”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Also may be connected with bleat

    From Wiktionary

  • Imitative of meaningless talk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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