1
or less commonly blah-blah
: silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense
2
blahs plural
[perhaps influenced in meaning by blasé]
: a feeling of boredom, lethargy, or general dissatisfaction
Synonyms
Noun
- applesauce [slang]
- balderdash
- baloney
- boloney
- beans
- bilge
- blarney
- blather
- blatherskite
- blither
- bosh
- bull [slang]
- bunk
- bunkum
- buncombe
- claptrap
- codswallop [British]
- crapola [slang]
- crock
- drivel
- drool
- fiddle
- fiddle-faddle
- fiddlesticks
- flannel [British]
- flapdoodle
- folderol
- falderal
- folly
- foolishness
- fudge
- garbage
- guff
- hogwash
- hokeypokey
- hokum
- hoodoo
- hooey
- horsefeathers [slang]
- humbug
- humbuggery
- jazz
- malarkey
- malarky
- moonshine
- muck
- nerts [slang]
- nonsense
- nuts
- piffle
- poppycock
- punk
- rot
- rubbish
- senselessness
- silliness
- slush
- stupidity
- taradiddle
- tarradiddle
- tommyrot
- tosh
- trash
- trumpery
- twaddle
Examples of blah in a Sentence
Noun
She had a bad case of the blahs.
gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them
Adjective
The hotel room was totally blah.
She sat on the couch all day watching television and feeling blah.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
For all their blah stretches from the past six weeks and all the questions around their pitching, the Orioles went into Thursday tied with the Yankees for the best record in the American League and a hair behind the Phillies for the best record in baseball.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Sam Amick, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
Many wine lovers would argue that Merlot needed such a correction; the varietal was overproduced, blah and unremarkable.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Lighting Lighting is the jewelry of any room, so take down those blah builder grade fixtures and replace them with something magical.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
For all their blah stretches from the past six weeks and all the questions around their pitching, the Orioles went into Thursday tied with the Yankees for the best record in the American League and a hair behind the Phillies for the best record in baseball.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Adjective
The crowd, which has been nothing short of electric almost every time out for both the men’s and women’s games, didn’t include a strong Puerto Rican contingent and thus the vibe was, well, blah.
—Sam Amick, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
Many wine lovers would argue that Merlot needed such a correction; the varietal was overproduced, blah and unremarkable.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Blah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blah. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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