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Definition of ho-hum exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ho-hum exclamation  /ˌhəʊ ˈhʌm/  /ˌhəʊ ˈhʌm/ jump to other results

1. used to show that you are boredMore Like This ExclamationsExclamations
   • aargh
   • ah
   • aha
   • ahchoo
   • ahem
   • aw
   • bah
   • boo
   • coo
   • d’oh
   • eek
   • eh
   • er
   • eww
   • gee
   • ha
   • hey
   • ho ho
   • ho-hum
   • hooray
   • huh
   • mm
   • oh
   • oho
   • oi
   • ooh
   • oops
   • ouch
   • ow
   • oy
   • pah
   • phew
   • psst
   • sh
   • tsk tsk
   • tut
   • ugh
   • uh
   • uh-oh
   • uh-uh
   • um
   • whoopee
   • whoops
   • woo hoo
   • wow
   • yay
   • yippee
   • yuck
   • yum
   Word Origin1920s: imitative of a yawn.

See ho-hum in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: ho-hum

Nearby words

• hogweed noun
• ho ho exclamation
• ho-hum exclamation
• hoick verb
• the hoi polloi noun

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