Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Dull; uninteresting; insipid. · Low in spirit or health; down.
To utter idle, meaningless talk.
An expression of mild frustration. · 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.
Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. · A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. · A fool, an idiot.
* Sense “Idle, meaningless talk” (1940), probably imitative or echoic in origin. Compare Ancient Greek βαρ-βαρ (bar-bar, “unintelligible sounds”), of which the word barbarian derives from. * Adjective sense “bland, dull” (1919), perhaps influenced by French blasé (“bored, indifferent”). * The blahs (“boredom, mild depression”) first attested 1969; probably a blend of the blues + blah (adjective). * Also may be connected with bleat
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