Bla vs Blah - What's the difference?
bla | blah |
(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
(informal) (in plural, the blahs ]] ) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, [[etc.
(informal) Dull; uninteresting; insipid.
(informal) Low in spirit or health; down.
An expression of mild frustration.
(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.
Representing the sound of vomiting. See bleah', ' bleh .
To utter idle, meaningless talk.
* 2014 , Shelagh Stephenson, Ancient Lights (page 28)
As an initialism BLA
is biological Licence Application.As a noun blah is
nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.As an adjective blah is
dull; uninteresting; insipid.As an interjection blah is
an expression of mild frustration.As a verb blah is
{{cx|intransitive|lang=en}} To utter idle, meaningless talk.blah
English
(wikipedia blah)Noun
Synonyms
* bosh, bombast, bunkum, claptrap, eyewash, fustian, rant, hooey, humbug, rubbish, twaddle * malaiseAdjective
(en adjective)- Well, the new restaurant seems nice, but their menu is a little blah .
- I decided to go exercise rather than sit around all day feeling blah .
Interjection
(en interjection)- Blah ! Why can't I get this computer to work!
- Yea, yea, blah blah blah , Mom, you said this all yesterday.
- And then he was like, "Oh, my brother's an Internet millionaire, blah blah blah ." Like I care!
Synonyms
* (boring content) blah blah blah, yada yada yadaVerb
(en verb)- Ooh, I feel so guilty, I've got far too much money —
