ho-hum

ho-hum

Dull or boring. I heard she got sick of her ho-hum existence and ran off to New York City.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ho-hum

(ˈhoˈhəm)
mod. dull; causing yawns of boredom. (Ho-hum is a representation of the sound of a yawn.) Clare played another ho-hum concert at the music hall last night.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • pillow-biter
  • a dull roar
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • (something) blows
  • (some city's) finest
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • #dead
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