The difference between Blah and Rhubarb

When used as nouns, blah means nonsense, whereas rhubarb means any plant of the genus rheum, especially , having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).

When used as verbs, blah means to utter idle, meaningless talk, whereas rhubarb means of fighter aircraft: to fire at a target opportunistically.

When used as adjectives, blah means dull, whereas rhubarb means of the colour of rhubarb: either brownish-yellow (the colour of rhubarb rhizomes and roots used for medicinal purposes), or pale red (often the colour of the leafstalks of common rhubarb).

Blah is also interjection with the meaning: an expression of mild frustration.

check bellow for the other definitions of Blah and Rhubarb

  1. Blah as a noun (uncountable, informal):

    Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

  2. Blah as a noun (informal):

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

  1. Blah as an adjective (informal):

    Dull; uninteresting; insipid.

    Examples:

    "Well, the new restaurant seems nice, but their menu is a little blah."

  2. Blah as an adjective (informal):

    Low in spirit or health; down.

    Examples:

    "I decided to go exercise rather than sit around all day feeling blah."

  1. Blah as a verb (intransitive):

    To utter idle, meaningless talk.

  1. Rhubarb as a noun:

    Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially , having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).

  2. Rhubarb as a noun (often, attributive):

    The leafstalks of common rhubarb or garden rhubarb (usually known as Rheum × hybridum), which are long, fleshy, often pale red, and with a tart taste, used as a food ingredient; they are frequently stewed with sugar and made into jam or used in crumbles, pies, etc.

  3. Rhubarb as a noun:

    The dried rhizome and roots of (Chinese rhubarb) or (Tibetan rhubarb), from China, used as a laxative and purgative.

  4. Rhubarb as a noun (Britain, military, aviation, historical):

    A Royal Air Force World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter-bombers) involving low-level flight to seek opportunistic targets.

  1. Rhubarb as an adjective:

    Of the colour of rhubarb: either brownish-yellow (the colour of rhubarb rhizomes and roots used for medicinal purposes), or pale red (often the colour of the leafstalks of common rhubarb).

  1. Rhubarb as a verb (Britain, military, aviation):

    Of fighter aircraft: to fire at a target opportunistically.

  1. Rhubarb as a noun (originally, theater, uncountable):

    General background noise caused by several simultaneous indecipherable conversations, which is created in films, stage plays, etc., by actors repeating the word rhubarb; hence, such noise in other settings; rhubarb rhubarb, rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb.

  2. Rhubarb as a noun (US, originally, baseball, countable):

    An excited, angry exchange of words, especially at a sporting event.

  3. Rhubarb as a noun (US, originally, baseball, by extension, countable):

    A brawl.

  1. Rhubarb as a verb (intransitive, originally, theater):

    Of an actor in a film, stage play, etc.: to repeat the word rhubarb to create the sound of indistinct conversation; hence, to converse indistinctly, to mumble.

  2. Rhubarb as a verb (transitive):

    To articulate indistinctly or mumble (words or phrases); to say inconsequential or vague things because one does not know what to say, or to stall for time.

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