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also blah-blah
1
as in rubbish
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
gave me the usual blah that my manuscript did not meet their current publishing needs but thanks for considering them
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2
as in boredom
blahs plural
the state of being bored
I've just been stuck in the blahs lately
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as in boring
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Recent Examples of blah
Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Human beings are made to love one another, blah, blah, blah.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 25 July 2025
The [Terry] Rozier trade turned out to be kind of blah ...
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Noun
This year’s International Game schedule is pretty blah outside of the beautiful locales — Dublin, London, Berlin, Madrid.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Human beings are made to love one another, blah, blah, blah.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Transforming from blah to ’90s bombshell bouncy just takes a few good products and tips.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 25 July 2025
The [Terry] Rozier trade turned out to be kind of blah ...
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blah
Noun
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the police headquarters in Denpasar, Bali’s capital, on Saturday as some burned rubbish on the street and police fired tear gas into the crowd.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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Pieces of plastic, including bottles, bags, straws and cutlery, make up two thirds of the rubbish found in rivers around the world, according to a new analysis.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The children of this era would go on to lead the next affective era in the form of the 1960s—which in many ways were a fight against this boredom, a call to reclaim the excitement of communalism, of revolution, of queerness and chaos.—
P.E. Moskowitz
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Your kid might not otherwise disclose these issues—but framing them around boredom (which is easier to talk about than, say, loneliness) can let you in on what's really going on in their day.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Farming takes so long and is so boring, some of us said.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Clark County Fire Department said that tunnel boring operations had been temporarily halted at the site pending an ongoing accident investigation.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The goal of the game, as the title would suggest, is to steal brain rot characters from other players.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Multiple videos show kids sobbing over losing their brain rot character.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People want to include crape myrtles and roses-of-Sharon as their privacy plants, for example, and both of those, while lovely in summer, would be bare and drab in the winter.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The before-and-after photos are striking, demonstrating just how much some of these crafty, keen-eyed parents — most of whom have no prior design experience — can make of the drab dorm layout that greets students on move-in day.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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People were calling it tacky, brave, MFA garbage, heart wrenching.—
Sarah Adler
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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The character of Robbie, a garbage collector- turned-criminal, came to you through a suggestion from someone.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Shrek is in a monotonous lull with his kids, Fiona, Donkey, and even Puss in Boots.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The robots master monotonous, repetitive tasks, bringing speed and unwavering accuracy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rather, the Mediterranean diet simply underscores that the majority of your plate consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes, Goldstein says.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Don’t want nuts but still want the crunch?—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Blah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blah. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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