höpinä — meaning in English

English meaning

• ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
• blah noun Meaningless or empty talk, especially when repeated to show it isn't worth listening to closely.
• drivel noun Nonsensical or foolish talk or writing.
• piffle verb To talk or act in a silly, pointless way.
• twaddle noun Silly talk or writing that means nothing.

Senses

höpinä is used for these senses in English:

• ball (mildly, vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.
• blah (uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
• drivel Nonsense; senseless talk.
• piffle Nonsense, foolish talk.
• twaddle (uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. [from 1782.]

ball — full definition

1. noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
2. noun A large, formal social gathering for dancing.
3. verb To form or roll something into a round shape.

blah — full definition

1. noun Meaningless or empty talk, especially when repeated to show it isn't worth listening to closely.
2. adj Dull, unenthusiastic, or lacking energy or interest.
3. intj Used repeated ("blah, blah, blah") to stand in for talk being skipped over as boring or unimportant.

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