um
An undifferentiated determiner or articleAn undifferentiated determiner or article; a miscellaneous linking word, or filler with nonspecific meaning; representation of broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans.
» The rash is, um, also incredibly contagious.
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1 senses(dated, humorous, offensive, often, sometimes)An undifferentiated determiner or article; a miscellaneous linking word, or filler with nonspecific meaning; representation of broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans.
Me be Injun. Him um Growling Bear. Him um heap big chief.
Examples
31 sentencesThe rash is, um, also incredibly contagious.
He, um, said that it was contagious.
This girl fell in love with Ṭum.
Um... can we join your group?
Um...am I mistaken in some way?
Origin
Variant form of -um.Variant form of -um.
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.