Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Boring and dull; routine.
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- adjective dated, US, Canada
Boring ; notinteresting ornovel . - interjection dated, US, Canada Used to express
boredom ,disinterest or lack ofnovelty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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Examples
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“No problem,” I said, trying to keep my expression ho-hum.
Crescendo Becca Fitzpatrick 2010
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“No problem,” I said, trying to keep my expression ho-hum.
Crescendo Becca Fitzpatrick 2010
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It was a ho-hum occurrence in New York City, and the stymied walker thought nothing of it.
Nadal's New Challenges: 'I'm Not a Kid Anymore' Tom Perrotta 2011
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There's a some slight chemistry between leads Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel, but otherwise this rom-com is very ho-hum, says Cath Clarke
Life as We Know It - review Cath Clarke 2010
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Is yet another ho-hum big box retail store more important than a singular landmark, even if owned by one of the city's most powerful developers?
Roberta Brandes Gratz: When Is a Landmark A Landmark? Roberta Brandes Gratz 2011
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As a counterexample, he cites his native Sweden, where the social welfare state tried for much of the 20th century to produce a non-hierarchical society, leaving in its wake several solid decades of ho-hum functional buildings.
Making a Mark on Sweden's Landscape J. S. Marcus 2011
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I am so not surprised by the ho-hum reaction of many of those males.
Web Teacher › A Tipping Point for Women in Tech? Here’s hoping. 2009
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Seems his ho-hum lack luster performance as well as the turning of public sympathy (what ever little there was before) are the basis for the move.
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I remember one year snow stayed on the ground from Christmas Eve (beautiful white Christmas) to the end of March, and so new snow was kind of ho-hum.
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They don't see the ho-hum value of these bar fights for what they are to the vast majority of people just trying to live day to day, because of that emotional investment.
bilby commented on the word ho-hum
*stifles a yawn*
September 13, 2008