2
: bored, indifferent
a ho-hum reaction
—used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain
Examples of ho-hum in a Sentence
Adjective
the characterizations are good, but the plot is just ho-hum
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Mind you, the Tide were still largely ho-hum in the running game (117 yards on 38 attempts), while their own defense allowed a not-great 6.9 yards per attempt.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Bill Field, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
Depending on whether the context is stable (everyday ho hum) or unstable (e.g., COVID-19; tariff wars; geopolitical instability etc.), the cues that get signalled and the way leaders signal these messages change.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Adjective
The resulting cake is moist, tender, and about a million miles away from a ho-hum box mix.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Mind you, the Tide were still largely ho-hum in the running game (117 yards on 38 attempts), while their own defense allowed a not-great 6.9 yards per attempt.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Interjection
The distinction between being unique and ho hum is as thin as the crust.
—Bill Field, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
Depending on whether the context is stable (everyday ho hum) or unstable (e.g., COVID-19; tariff wars; geopolitical instability etc.), the cues that get signalled and the way leaders signal these messages change.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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“Ho-hum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ho-hum. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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