From en.wiktionary.org:
[Bláh]
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
- Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably [en] or echoic in origin. Compare [grc] [1]
- Adjective sense “bland, dull” (1919), perhaps influenced by [en] .
- _The blahs_ (“boredom, mild depression”) first attested 1969; probably a [en] .
- Also may be connected with [en]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en] < !--really? where?-->
- [en]
*** Noun
[~]
1. [en] Nonsense ; drivel ; idle, meaningless talk.
2. [en] A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort , dissatisfaction , uneasiness , boredom , mild depression , etc.
3. [en] A fool , an idiot .
**** Translations
[nonsense talk]
- Albanian: [sq]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
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*** Adjective
[en-adj]
1. [en] Dull ; uninteresting ; insipid .
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2001 | author=w:Jonathan Franzen | title=w:The Corrections
|passage=He was struck by how much pleasure they seemed to take in their
daytime lives, how BLAH their night work was by contrast, how altogether
meaningless; [...]}}
1. * [en-US]
2. [en] Low in spirit or health; down .
*** Interjection
[en-interj]
1. [An expression of mild frustration.]
2. [(When spoken repeatedly, often three times in succession: _BLAH BLAH BLAH !_ ) Imitative of idle, meaningless talk; used sometimes in a slightly derogatory manner to mock or downplay another's words, or to show disinterest in a diatribe , rant , instructions, unsolicited advice, parenting, etc. Also used when recalling and retelling another's words, as a substitute for the portions of the speech deemed irrelevant.]
3. [Representing the sound of vomiting .]
**** Translations
[expression of mild frustration]
- Finnish: [fi]
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[imitative of meaningless talk]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[the sound of vomiting]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
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- Turkish: [tr]
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*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To utter idle , meaningless talk .
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
*** Derived terms
[en]
*** See also
- [en] < !-- Similar onomatopoeic origin as meaningless speech. -->
- [en] < !-- Indistinct sounds. -->
*** References
References:
[1]. [author=Grillo, R. D.]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** Puoc
*** Adjective
[puo]
1. bright
*** Noun
[puo]
1. moon
** Yola
*** Etymology
Cognate with [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [yol]
*** Noun
[yol]
1. A thin cake .
*** References
- [page=154]