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: 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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Michael Salfino, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
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Adjective
His post-draft, post-WR news consensus expert rank is a ho-hum WR32.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Will the changes rewrite the ho-hum narrative surrounding superhero blockbusters?
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Interjection
Moreover, on a day-to-day basis, not just month-to-month, record lows are almost becoming, well, ho hum.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
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“Ho-hum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ho-hum. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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