"bleh" meaning in English

See bleh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-bleh.ogg Forms: more bleh [comparative], most bleh [superlative]
Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{onom|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-adj}} bleh (comparative more bleh, superlative most bleh)
  1. (slang) Mildly uncomfortable; not good. Tags: slang Related terms: meh, blah
    Sense id: en-bleh-en-adj-FHy0uKDZ

Interjection

Audio: En-au-bleh.ogg
Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{onom|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative
  1. (slang) Used to reflect general indifference to a situation or topic. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bleh-en-intj-FDPus~~c Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 46 54
  2. (slang) An expression of mild disgust, possible imitative of vomiting Tags: slang Translations (an expression of disgust): que asco (Spanish), blä (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bleh-en-intj-NvW~b~z1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 42 56 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 0 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 41 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 32 62 Disambiguation of 'an expression of disgust': 7 93
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