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• n  a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction
• n  pompous or pretentious talk or writing

• For the television viewer more than the newspaper reader, the Democratic Convention was an acute attack of the blahs.
• After noting the phenomenon of the blahs, The Columbia News went on to observe: "It seems Middle America is taking a breather in its fight against war, the hippies and the economy .
• Because of the bad case of economic blahs, the Federal Reserve last week lowered the discount rate, the amount it charges on loans to member banks, from 13% to 12%.

• bombast
• fustian
• rant
• claptrap
• blah

News & Articles

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• North Atlantic Blues Fest: Where a case of the blues is a good thing
  Forget the winter blahs and blues -- I love getting the blues in Maine in the summer. I know, when you think of summer in Maine, you think scenic coastal views and lobster dinners. What's there to be blue about?
  July 8, 2013 - The Lewiston Sun Journal

Quotes

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• Jim Leyland in Detroit Free Press
  I was proud,manager Jim Leyland said of his team. "We had the blahs after a tough home stand (4-6, capped by Sunday's 16-8 loss), and we hung in there and got it done."