blah

«blah» in Mova's school dictionary: Words used to stand for boring or empty talk, usually… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (blah, informal); interjection (blah, blah blah); adjective (blah, informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Words used to stand for boring or empty talk, usually «blah blah blah». tree →

2) (informal) Used instead of saying the rest of something that is obvious or boring. tree →

3) (informal, US) Dull or not interesting; feeling a bit low. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk, children say «blah blah blah» to show someone is talking too long or saying something boring. «The blahs» is a feeling of being dull and fed up. It is never used in formal writing.

examples

• He kept going on about football, blah blah blah. tree →
• She said sorry, it won't happen again, blah blah. tree →
• The film was a bit blah. tree →
• I've got the blahs today. tree →
• Don't just say blah blah, explain properly! tree →
• The rules are: be kind, tidy up, blah blah blah. tree →

note

Very informal; never use it in school essays. Saying «blah blah» while someone is talking can be rude.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blah» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.