A short, indifferent-sounding grunt whose meaning far exceeds the audible expression.

The non-committal grunt is neither a refusal nor agreement; rather, it prompts continuation of the conversation without exposing your position. It can also be used in lieu of the Yup, especially those cases where you want to avoid inadvertent agreement.

Can be employed as a more politically correct version of whatever or pfft.

When deploying the non-committal grunt, one must understand that they are stating the following:
“I hear you and acknowledge that you have stated your position and are expecting a reply before continuing; however, at this juncture I am not committing to subscribing to your point of view.”

“Lol, the chick was going on & on so I tuned her out, and after a while I realized that she was looking for some type of response so I just gave her a non-committal grunt & she kept yapping - that worked just fine”
“You are the man!”

Non-Committal Grunt by T. Walsh / Ronan XVII October 17, 2009

Related Words

commital • Commit Alan • Commit Alabama • commitable • Commitadidity • Commical • commitaphobe • Commitasaurus Rex • commitation • Committal B

commitaphobe

someone who is afraid to commit to a relationship.

"He broke up with 2 girls this month. He's such a commitaphobe.

commitaphobe by pike_pat May 28, 2007

Commitasaurus Rex

A Commitasaurus Rex is someone who is exceedingly devoted to something which they are passionate about.

Guy 1: "Dud you wanna go to the movie tonight"

Guy 2: "No, I can't, I'm a Commitasaurus Rex to my art."

Commitasaurus Rex by Durock Durock January 6, 2011

Commical

When something is added up incorrectly but you see the funny side of it or you are not really surprised as you had no trust in the company/organization.

"Did you see the poll results? They counted them up incorrectly"
"That's so commical"

Commical by Liberty Smith III July 8, 2022

commitation

Commit messages to a VCS that serve as (likely the only form of) documentation. Code comments are sometimes sources of amusing rants, but commit messages are usually comedy gold. (for nerds)

There isn't any documentation but the commitation is excellent. You probably won't need much else to get the code running.

commitation by NotThatBruno November 3, 2016

Committal B

Committal Bangs - substantial and defined hair bangs/fringe

(Opposite of Non-Committal Bangs) according to a certain Long Island stylist. They 'commit' to being bangs, they do not blend in with the rest of your hair, and they contain more than 5 strands of cut hair.

I just got my Committal B's cut.

Committal B by ARIBABY April 8, 2010

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026