bluh

English

Etymology

Imitative; compare blah, blech, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blʌ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌ

Interjection

bluh

1. (colloquial, rare) Expressing disgust or discontent; blah.
   • 2011, Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy, Take Two:

     Bluh. I shut the magazine. I knew it was just a silly quiz, but it was annoying that I couldn't even get a crush match in a magazine—or real life.

   • 2014, Sneha Mehta, Siya Seth Decides to Die:

     What do guys think when they come to a party dipped in Axe perfumes? As if girls have nothing to do but behave like honey bees to suck their nectar. Bluh!

2. When repeated or combined with blah, used to denote tedious talking; blah.
   • 2005, Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events, page 485:

     Bluh bluh bluh bluh bluh, ” Klaus said, as the three children got out of the taxi and headed toward the peeling white door of Aunt Josephine's house.

   • 2013, Scott Semegran, The Spectacular Simon Burchwood:

     Thanks for calling blah blah blah bluh blah blah blah where it's a great day to start a new career. My name is Carey. How can I help you on this blah bluh blah blah blah?"

   • 2020, Max Vonne, Star Faer: C'artha's Kiss:

     Bluh bluh bluh. Drash spoke again.

Anagrams

• Buhl, buhl