bla-bla

See also: blabla, blablá, 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/

Noun

bla-bla m (plural bla-blas)

  1. blah, chit-chat, meaningless talk intended to deceive
    J'ai décidé de venir, ici, après tous les beaux discours de mensonge, de bla-bla, de venir ici dire la vérité. (A. Arnoux, Les Crimes innocents, 1952)
    Mais Paule m'a cent fois proclamé son horreur du bla-bla-bla, des consignes et de l'action directe. (Hervé Bazin, La Mort du petit cheval, 1949)
    Son discours, c’est un blabla prétentieux pour présenter des banalités.

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Norwegian

Noun

bla-bla

  1. blah

Spanish

Noun

bla-bla m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of blablablá
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