bla-bla

• blabla, bla bla, bla bla bla, bla-bla-bla, blablabla

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.

• IPA^(key): /bla.bla/

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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.

• blablater

• “bla-bla”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• “bla-bla”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

bla-bla

1. blah

Borrowed from French bla-bla.

bla-bla

1. blah, chit-chat

bla-bla m (uncountable)

1. alternative spelling of blablablá