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: bored, indifferent
a ho-hum reaction
—used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain
Examples of ho-hum in a Sentence
Adjective
the characterizations are good, but the plot is just ho-hum
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Some of the uses might surprise you, while some uses might be ho-hum.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Moreover, on a day-to-day basis, not just month-to-month, record lows are almost becoming, well, ho hum.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
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Adjective
In a sense, the AI is statistically going to generalize on wedding speeches and tend toward a kind of ho-hum common ground.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Some of the uses might surprise you, while some uses might be ho-hum.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Interjection
Depending on whether the context is stable (everyday ho hum) or unstable (e.g., COVID-19; tariff wars; geopolitical instability etc.), the cues that get signalled and the way leaders signal these messages change.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Moreover, on a day-to-day basis, not just month-to-month, record lows are almost becoming, well, ho hum.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2017
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“Ho-hum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ho-hum. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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