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ho-hum
[hoh-huhm, -huhm]
interjection
(an exclamation expressing boredom, weariness, or contempt.)
adjective
dull, boring, or routine; so-so.
a ho-hum performance.
ho-hum
/ ˈəʊˌʌ /
adjective
informallacking interest or inspiration; dull; mediocre
a ho-hum album
Word History and Origins
Origin of ho-hum1
Example Sentences
Scheffler, who came into Saturday at five under par, struggled with the putter and finished with a ho-hum par 72.
should be a nasty hoot, however, is closer to a ho-hum.
It was more of a “ho-hum” than a “heigh-ho” at the box office this weekend, as Walt Disney Co.’s latest live-action remake “Snow White” arrived in theaters.
Created like “Suits” by Aaron Korsh, the series starts out pretty ho-hum, as if contractual commitments to a delivery date left the work half-realized.
In fact, contrary to California’s glitzy image, Reagan and Schwarzenegger are the odd men out in a long line of drab, largely ho-hum candidates who have been elected to the state’s top office.
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