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ho-hum

  [hoh-huhm, -huhm]
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–interjection
1. (an exclamation expressing boredom, weariness, or contempt.)
–adjective
2. dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
Origin:
1920–25
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ho hum  
interj.  Used to express boredom, weariness, or contempt.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
ho-hum [ˈhoˈhəm]

  1. mod.
    dull; causing yawns of boredom. (Ho-hum is a representation of the sound of a yawn.) : Clare played another ho-hum concert at the music hall last night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

ho-hum 
"expression of boredom," first attested 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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