ho-humexclamation
uk/ˌhəʊˈhʌm/us/ˌhoʊˈhʌm/an expression used when someone is bored, or when they accept that something unpleasant cannot be stopped from happening:
So I need to do it all again. Ho-hum.
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Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aah
- achoo
- bam
- blah
- cor
- duh
- er
- hah
- humph
- oops
- ow
- phooey
- shush
- tsk
- tut
- uh
- uh-oh
- uh-uh
- whoops
- yada yada yada
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ho-humadjective
uk/ˌhəʊˈhʌm/us/ˌhoʊˈhʌm/boring or ordinary
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Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- colourless
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- middle-aged
- mind-numbing
- monochrome
- monotonous
- mouldy
- stolid
- tedious
- threadbare
- tired
- tiresome
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