erm.
Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty.
Meaning & usage
Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty.
She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
Used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement.
Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.
– Bob would never say something like that! – Erm, he just did.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.