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ho-hum

[hoh-huhm, -huhm]

interjection

  1. (an exclamation expressing boredom, weariness, or contempt.)



adjective

  1. dull, boring, or routine; so-so.

    a ho-hum performance.

ho-hum

/ ˈəʊˌʌ /

adjective

  1. informallacking interest or inspiration; dull; mediocre

    a ho-hum album

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ho-hum1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Scheffler, who came into Saturday at five under par, struggled with the putter and finished with a ho-hum par 72.

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should be a nasty hoot, however, is closer to a ho-hum.

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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.

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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.

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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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