blah vs breeze

blah

noun
  • (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc. 

  • Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. 

verb
  • To utter idle, meaningless talk. 

intj
  • An expression of mild frustration. 

  • Representing the sound of vomiting. 

  • Imitative of idle, meaningless talk; used sometimes in a slightly derogatory manner to mock or downplay another's words, or to show disinterest in a diatribe, rant, instructions, unsolicited advice, parenting, etc. Also used when recalling and retelling another's words, as a substitute for the portions of the speech deemed irrelevant. 

adj
  • Low in spirit or health; down. 

  • Dull; uninteresting; insipid. 

breeze

noun
  • An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel. 

  • A light, gentle wind. 

  • Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength. 

  • Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker. 

  • Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult. 

  • A brief workout for a racehorse. 

  • A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae. 

verb
  • To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion. 

  • To blow gently. 

  • To move casually, in a carefree manner. 

  • To swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples in the surface. 

  • To buzz. 

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