Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blah blah blah

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: blah blah blah
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A put-down to silence someone who would otherwise not stop talking.

intj

A stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content.

Example Sentences

"Oh blah blah blah. Just be quiet!"
"I went to go out, but couldn't find my keys; blah blah blah, my toddler had hidden them in his snow boots."

Etymology

Triplication of blah.

Inflected Forms

blah blah (alternative) bla bla bla (alternative)

Synonyms

yada yada yada

Questions

What does blah blah blah mean?: A put-down to silence someone who would otherwise not stop talking.
Where does blah blah blah come from?: Triplication of blah.

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