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: bored, indifferent
a ho-hum reaction
—used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain
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Adjective
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Adjective
the characterizations are good, but the plot is just ho-hum
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
To much of the pop firmament, this might seem like a ho-hum event, one more online drop indistinguishable from all the others.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
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Adjective
Mainly the problem that is feeding a ho-hum human body day after day.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
To much of the pop firmament, this might seem like a ho-hum event, one more online drop indistinguishable from all the others.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Interjection
Moreover, on a day-to-day basis, not just month-to-month, record lows are almost becoming, well, ho hum.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
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“Ho-hum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ho-hum. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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