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ho-hum

ho-hum adjective: boring; not interesting or novel.

Adjective

ho-hum (comparative more ho-hum, superlative most ho-hum)

  1. (Canada, US, dated) Boring; not interesting or novel.
    • She wore ho-hum clothes, but practical ones.

Interjection

  1. (Canada, US, dated) Used to express boredom, uninterest or lack of novelty.
    • Look at all this paperwork. Ho-hum!

Forms of ho-hum

comparativemore ho-hum
superlativemost ho-hum
alternative formho hum

Questions about ho-hum

What does ho-hum mean?
Ho-hum means boring; not interesting or novel.
What part of speech is ho-hum?
Ho-hum can be an adjective or an interjection.

Words near ho-hum in the dictionary

  1. ho-ee
  2. Ho-fei
  3. Ho-feng
  4. Ho-Ho-Kus
  5. Ho-hsi Corridor
  6. ho-hum
  7. Ho-Kaufman-McAlister syndrome
  8. Ho-nan
  9. Ho-p'u
  10. Ho-pei
  11. Ho-pi

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