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ho-hum

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ho-hum  (hhm)
adj. Informal
Boring and dull; routine: "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture the attention of the conventioneers" (Chicago Tribune).

ho-hum [ˈhəʊˌhʌm]
adj
Informal lacking interest or inspiration; dull; mediocre a ho-hum collection of new releases
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Adj.1.ho-humho-hum - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"


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When Larry takes a job as night guard at a museum, he thinks he's in for ho-hum.
While some forecasts indicate ho-hum spending, Jack Kyser, chief economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.
They stocked two plates with both ho-hum fish-food flakes and delectable prawns.
 
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