blah vs blat

blah

verb
  • To utter idle, meaningless talk. 

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

  • Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. 

adj
  • Low in spirit or health; down. 

  • Dull; uninteresting; insipid. 

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. 

blat

verb
  • To talk inconsiderately; blab. 

  • To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat. 

  • To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt. 

  • To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba. 

  • To make a senseless noise. 

noun
  • The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society). 

How often have the words blah and blat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )