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ho-hum

[ hoh-huhm, -huhm ]

interjection

  1. (an exclamation expressing boredom, weariness, or contempt.)


adjective

  1. dull, boring, or routine; so-so:

    a ho-hum performance.

ho-hum

/ ˈ³óəʊˌ³óÊŒ³¾ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    lacking interest or inspiration; dull; mediocre

    a ho-hum album

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of ho-hum1

First recorded in 1920–25
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What should be a nasty hoot, however, is closer to a ho-hum.

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It was more of a “ho-hum†than a “heigh-ho†at the box office this weekend, as Walt Disney Co.’s latest live-action remake “Snow White†arrived in theaters.

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Created like “Suits†by Aaron Korsh, the series starts out pretty ho-hum, as if contractual commitments to a delivery date left the work half-realized.

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In fact, contrary to California’s glitzy image, Reagan and Schwarzenegger are the odd men out in a long line of drab, largely ho-hum candidates who have been elected to the state’s top office.

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Case in point, the dreary, pedestrian and ho-hum retelling of O’Barr’s story, also called “The Crow,†this time directed by Rupert Sanders.

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