Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "mai ban sha'awa" ita ce kamar haka:siffa: hana ko alama ta gundura; maras ban sha'awa (na kayan aiki ko na'ura) yin rami ta hanyar yanke ko hakowa a dull , mai maimaitawa, kuma mutum, abu, ko aiki mara sha’awaaikin yin rami ta hanyar yanke ko hakowa
l hear you're reading a boring book.
- This sounds like a boring game.