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1. Meaningless chatter; idle gossip: Amy said that she heard a lot of blah-blah-blah on the talk show in the afternoon.
2. Talk or writing that is inane or boring: Emily wrote an essay that discussed the concept of blah-blah when used during television commercials.
3. A condition of feeling bored, restless, and listless: Melanie said she has had the blahs the whole day.
4. Etymology: the concept of "idle, meaningless talk" is said to be from about 1918, probably echoic; and the adjective, "bland, dull" might have been influenced by French blasé, "bored, indifferent".
2. Talk or writing that is inane or boring: Emily wrote an essay that discussed the concept of blah-blah when used during television commercials.
3. A condition of feeling bored, restless, and listless: Melanie said she has had the blahs the whole day.
4. Etymology: the concept of "idle, meaningless talk" is said to be from about 1918, probably echoic; and the adjective, "bland, dull" might have been influenced by French blasé, "bored, indifferent".
Blah may be used behind a person's back to suggest that he or she talks too much or that such talking is about useless topics with no valid reasons.
This entry is located in the following unit:
English Words in Action, Group B
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