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# blah

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

«blah» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Words used to stand for boring or empty talk, usually «blah blah blah». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#m1)
2. (informal) Used instead of saying the rest of something that is obvious or boring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#m2)
3. (informal, US) Dull or not interesting; feeling a bit low. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#x1)
- She said sorry, it won't happen again, blah blah. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#x2)
- The film was a bit blah. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#x3)
- I've got the blahs today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#x4)
- Don't just say blah blah, explain properly! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#x5)
- The rules are: be kind, tidy up, blah blah blah. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blah» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blah» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blah.html) on Mova free.