English Explanatory Dictionary

dull as dishwater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Boring; ordinary; exceedingly dull.

Pronunciation

En-au-dull as dishwater.ogg

Word forms

dull as dishwater dull as ditchwater

Etymology

Modified from dull as ditchwater (1700s) in the first half of the 1900s, perhaps through mispronunciation.

Synonyms

boring as beans

Related words

watch paint dry bored to tears
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