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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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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
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—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 29 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
These somewhat plain spheres look as ho-hum as a town water tower, but tucked inside each is one of modern meteorology’s most revolutionary and lifesaving tools: Doppler radar.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025
Instead of handing her a ho-hum bottle of laundry detergent, check out the Laundry Day Set ($69.60 on dedcool.com).
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 29 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 11 Jun. 2025.
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