"bleah" meaning in English

See bleah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: En-au-bleah.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} bleah
  1. (slang, US) Expresses negative feeling. The quality of the emotion expressed is more negative than that of blah and has a slight feeling of disgust, verging on nausea. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-bleah-en-intj-JEdpCwSq Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias

Download JSON data for bleah meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "text": "You bought that green station wagon? Bleah!"
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