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ho-hum

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ho-hum

  [hoh-huhm, -huhm]
Use ho-hum in a Sentence
–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   (hō'hŭm')   
adj.   Informal
Boring and dull; routine: "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture the attention of the conventioneers" (Chicago Tribune).
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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