Related Searches
Nearby Words
noun
1.
nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
2.
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
3.
insipid; dull; uninteresting.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Blahs
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Origin:
1915–20; imitative
1915–20; imitative
Synonyms
1. bunkum, humbug, hooey, eyewash, twaddle, bosh.
1. bunkum, humbug, hooey, eyewash, twaddle, bosh.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To blahs
Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
blah definition[blɑ]
|
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.