"ho-hum" meaning in English

See ho-hum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ho-hum [comparative], most ho-hum [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ho-hum (comparative more ho-hum, superlative most ho-hum)
  1. (dated, US, Canada) Boring; not interesting or novel. Tags: Canada, US, dated Translations (boring; not interesting or novel): tylsä (Finnish), mielenkiinnoton (Finnish), langweilig (German), ску́чный (skúčnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ho-hum-en-adj-Fgef1u99 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ho hum

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} ho-hum
  1. (dated, US, Canada) Used to express boredom, uninterest or lack of novelty. Tags: Canada, US, dated Translations (interjection used to express boredom, disinterest or lack of novelty): hohhoijaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ho-hum-en-intj-XrnB5N6b Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ho hum

Alternative forms

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