blaher

noun

nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.

the blahs, a feeling of physical uneasiness, general discomfort, or mild depression; malaise: After the long weekend many workers had the Monday-morning blahs.

adjective

insipid; dull; uninteresting.

Origin:
1915–20; imitative

Synonyms
1. bunkum, humbug, hooey, eyewash, twaddle, bosh.

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blah or slang blah blah (blɑː)

—n
1.	worthless or silly talk; claptrap

—*adj*
2.	uninteresting; insipid

—vb
3.	(intr) to talk nonsense or boringly

[C20 imit]

blah blah or slang blah blah

—n

—*adj*

—vb

[C20 imit]

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Word Origin & History

blah

"idle, meaningless talk," 1918, probably echoic; the adj. meaning "bland, dull" is from 1919, perhaps infl. by Fr. blasé "bored, indifferent." The blahs "depression" is first attested 1969.

Slang Dictionary

blah definition

[blɑ]

mod.
bland; dull. : After a blah day like this I need something really exciting like a hot bath.
mod.
depressed; worn out. : I'm really blah. Would you mind awfully if I just went home?
mod.
alcohol intoxicated; very drunk. : We are going to get totally blah tonight.

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