Phrase guide

blah blah blah

intj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Oh blah blah blah. Just be quiet!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I went to go out, but couldn't find my keys; blah blah blah, my toddler had hidden them in his snow boots.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Triplication of blah.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дрън-дрън-дрън (drǎn-drǎn-drǎn) — a put-down to silence someone
  • Dutch: blablabla — a put-down to silence someone
  • Dutch: bla bla bla — a put-down to silence someone
  • German: blablabla — a put-down to silence someone
  • Greek: μπούρου-μπούρου (boúrou-boúrou) — a put-down to silence someone
  • Polish: bla, bla — a put-down to silence someone
  • Portuguese: blá blá blá — a put-down to silence someone
  • Russian: ля-ля-тополя́ (lja-lja-topoljá) — a put-down to silence someone
  • Russian: не на́до ля-ля́ (ne nádo lja-ljá) — a put-down to silence someone
  • Russian: бла-бла-бла́ (bla-bla-blá) — a put-down to silence someone
  • Serbo-Croatian: bla bla bla — a put-down to silence someone
  • Swedish: bla bla — a put-down to silence someone
  • Swedish: bla bla bla — a put-down to silence someone
  • Turkish: vıdı vıdı vıdı — a put-down to silence someone
  • Turkish: dır dır — a put-down to silence someone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哇啦哇啦 (wālāwālā) — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴拉巴拉 (bālābālā) — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Chinese Mandarin: blabla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吧啦吧啦 (bālābālā) — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Dutch: blabhlabla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Dutch: bla bla bla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Finnish: pälä-pälä-pälä — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • French: blablabla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • French: et patati et patata — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • German: Blabla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • German: Blablabla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Italian: blablabla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Māori: turituri warawara — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Polish: ple-ple — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Portuguese: blá blá blá — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Russian: ля-ля-ля́ (lja-lja-ljá) — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Russian: бла-бла-бла́ (bla-bla-blá) — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Russian: ля-ля́ фа-фа́ (lja-ljá fa-fá) — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Spanish: bla bla bla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Spanish: bla-bla-bla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Spanish: blablablá — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Swedish: blablabla — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Thai: บลา บลา บลา (blaa blaa blaa) — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Vietnamese: bô lô ba la — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content
  • Vietnamese: ba la bô lô — a stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content