bla
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9.1
- noun
- Informal
:
cháchara
- During the meeting, he kept rambling on with a lot of bla that contributed nothing to the discussion.
Examples
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Maybe the greatest change of all is the moron yapping about "keep your religion out of this bla bla bla."
Blog text (34) -
I couldn't pay attention because there was too much bla in the presentation about topics we had already covered.
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As for the bla bla southern Liberia, I take a pass!
Blog text (2) -
She dismissed his complaints as mere bla that didn't deserve a response.
Synonyms
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8.4
Talk that is foolish and has little meaning
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9.3
Words or ideas that sound important but have little real meaning
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9.7
Unimportant repeating talk that gives no useful information
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9.9
Talk that is silly or not important
Talk that is silly and not true
A silly or pointless action, for example a useless remark
Continuous trivial talk that says nothing important
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bla as a noun means a boring or empty remark. It comes from the copied sound blah blah for meaningless talk, so calling something bla says it has no useful meaning.