The point in a conversations when a reply to "lol", "mhmm", etc. are met with the same/similar response, stagnating or stopping the conversation. Occurs most commonly in text messages and phone calls.
Al: "So then I had to buy up all the bread in the store. Crazy, right?"
Joe: "Yeah!"
Al: "Mhmm."
Joe: "Mhmm."
Al: "We hit a conversation stalemate, I'll text you later."
Joe: "Yeah!"
Al: "Mhmm."
Joe: "Mhmm."
Al: "We hit a conversation stalemate, I'll text you later."
by The Asian and the Atheist April 28, 2015