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Another way to say “bored”

6 slang terms grouped by this meaning, ranked by popularity.

  1. Keeping someone as a backup dating option while you pursue others — they're on your bench in case your starter lineup falls through. "She's definitely benching me. I get a text every other Wednesday." Asymmetric attention is the tell; you're engaged when they're bored.

  2. A boring, obvious, or universally-agreed-upon opinion posted as if it were an insight. "‘Customer service is frustrating' is a cold take, sir." Used as a dismissal that still reads as clever.

  3. (Internet slang, derogatory) Online content or media that is boring, low-effort, meaningless or otherwise valueless.

  4. (slang, UK) Being lazy or in a state of boredom.

  5. (Australia, slang, idiomatic, derogatory) Stupid, dull, or foolish.

  6. Seeming to last a lot of time, due to being boring, tedious, tiring, irksome, etc.