HO-HUM

Meaning of HO-HUM in English

[ho-hum] adj (1969) 1: routine, dull "a ~ existence"

2: bored, indifferent "a ~ reaction"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

HO HUM — interjection Etymology: imitative Date: 1924 — used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HO-HUM — adjective Date: 1969 routine , dull , bored, indifferent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HO-HUM — ˈhō|həm adjective Etymology: imitative : dull and routine : uninterested , uninteresting held one ho-hum job after another looked on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO-HUM — /hoh"hum", -hum'/ , interj. 1. (an exclamation expressing boredom, weariness, or contempt.) adj. 2. dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HO HUM — Etymology: imitative Date: 1924 — used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HO-HUM — adjective Date: 1969 1. : routine , dull a ho-hum existence 2. : bored, indifferent a ho-hum reaction
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HO-HUM — Pronunciation: ' h ō - ' h ə m Function: adjective Date: 1969 1 : ROUTINE , DULL <a ho-hum …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HO HUM — Function: interjection Etymology: imitative Date: 1924 ― used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HO-HUM — ■ exclamation used to express boredom or resignation. Origin 1920s: imitative of a yawn.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HO HUM — [ho hum] interj [imit.] (1924)--used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HO-HUM — ho-hum BrE AmE ˌhəʊ ˈhʌm AmE \ ˌhoʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HO-HUM — / ˌhəʊ ˈhʌm; NAmE ˌhoʊ/ exclamation used to show that you are bored •• WORD ORIGIN 1920s: imitative of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HO-HUM — ˌho-ˈhum BrE AmE interjection informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: ho-hum an expression of being bored ] used to say …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HO-HUM — int. expressing boredom. [imit. of yawn]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HO-HUM — int. expressing boredom. Etymology: imit. of yawn
Oxford English vocab
HO-HUM — see ho hum
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HO HUM — also ho-hum 1. You can use ho hum when you want to show that you think something is not interesting, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HO HUM — also ho-hum 1. You can use ~ when you want to show that you think something is not interesting, remarkable, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HO-HUM — see ho hum
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HO HUM — Synonyms and related words : arid, barren, blah, blank, bloodless, characterless, cold, colorless, dead, dismal, draggy, drearisome, dreary, dry, dryasdust, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HO HUM — межд. выражает недовольство
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HO-HUM — (разговорное) скучный; вялый; банальный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HO HUM — _interj. выражает недовольство
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HO-HUM — a разг. скучный; вялый; банальный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HO HUM — межд.выражает недовольство
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HO HUM — (a) банальный; вялый; скучный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HO-HUM — a разг. скучный; вялый; банальный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HO-HUM — a разг. скучный; вялый; банальный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HO HUM — межд. выражает недовольство
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HO HUM — межд. выражает недовольство
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HO HUM — _interj. выражает недовольство
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HO HUM — interj. выражает недовольство
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HO-HUM — adj AmE infml She played another ho-hum concert at the music hall last night — Вчера в местной филармонии она дала …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HO-HUM — adj AmE infml She played another ho-hum concert at the music hall last night — Вчера в местной филармонии она …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HO-HUM — ho-hum adj AmE infml She played another ho-hum concert at the music hall last night Вчера в местной филармонии она …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HO-HUM — She played another ho-hum concert at the music hall last night — Вчера в местной филармонии она дала еще один …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HO-HUM — (разговорное) скучный; вялый; банальный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HO HUM — межд. выражает недовольство
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HO — symbol holmium
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ho fei Ho nan Ho shen Hu ho hao t'e O erh ku na …
Английский словарь Британика
HUM — I. ˈhəm verb ( hummed ; hummed ; humming ; hums ) Etymology: Middle English hummen; akin to Middle High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO — I. ˈhō interjection Etymology: Middle English — used typically to express surprise or delight or indignation or derision or to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO — symbol holmium
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO — abbreviation 1. head office; home office 2. holy day of obligation 3. hostilities only
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO — (interj.) Alt. of Hoa
Английский словарь Webster
HO — (interj.) Alt. of Hoa
Английский словарь Webster
HUM — /hum/ , v. , hummed, humming , n., interj. v.i. 1. to make a low, continuous, droning sound. 2. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HO — ho 1 /hoh/ , interj. 1. (used as a call to attract attention, sometimes specially used after a word denoting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUM — I. ˈhəm verb ( hummed ; hum·ming ) Etymology: Middle English hummen; akin to Middle High German hummen to hum, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HO
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUM — noun an imposition or hoax. 2. hum ·noun any inarticulate and buzzing sound. 3. hum ·noun a buzz or murmur, …
Webster English vocab
HO — pron who. 2. ho ·interj ·alt. of hoa. 3. ho ·interj ·alt. of hoa.
Webster English vocab
HUM — [hum] vb hummed ; hum.ming [ME hummen; akin to MHG hummen to hum, MD hommel bumblebee] vi (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HO — [ho] interj [ME] (15c)--used esp. to attract attention to something specified "land ~"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HO — [Ho] abbreviation holmium
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HO — Pinyin He, also spelled Huo, type of Chinese bronze vessel that was produced during the Shang dynasty (18th12th century Bc …
Britannica English vocabulary
HO — town, southeastern Ghana. It is situated at the southern edge of the Akwapim-Togo Ranges. Ho was founded in the early …
Britannica English vocabulary
HO — ho BrE AmE həʊ AmE \ hoʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HUM — / hʌm; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -mm- ) 1. to sing a tune with your lips …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUM — I. hum 1 /hʌm/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle hummed , present participle humming ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HO
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HO — int. 1 a an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or (often repeated as ho! ho! etc.) derision. b (in comb.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HUM — v. & n. v. (hummed, humming) 1 intr. make a low steady continuous sound like that of a bee. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HO — int. 1 a an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or (often repeated as ho! ho! etc.) derision. b (in comb.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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