bla-bla

See also: blabla, blablá, blåblå, and bla bla

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

The word is given as onomatopoeic or possibly related to blaguer by le Trésor de la langue française.
It appears in the French language in 1945 and could also be a borrowing from earlier English blah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bla.bla/
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Noun

bla-bla m (plural (traditional) bla-bla or (post-1990 spelling) bla-blas)

  1. blah, chit-chat, meaningless talk intended to deceive
    Synonym: baratin
    Son discours, c’est un blabla prétentieux pour présenter des banalités.
    His speech is a pretentious blah to present banalities.

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Norwegian

Noun

bla-bla

  1. blah

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bla-bla.

Interjection

bla-bla

  1. blah, chit-chat

Spanish

Noun

bla-bla m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of blablablá
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