1. Universal, descriptive word, used when a definitive definition is neither sought nor intended
2. Positive or negative taunt, dependant on expression, situation and person using it
3. The act of being um
2. Positive or negative taunt, dependant on expression, situation and person using it
3. The act of being um
Examples of um and umness in everyday speech:
1. As a taunt:
"Hey Truck, did you end up going to see Star Wars?"
"Star Wars is um cobber, I'm not paying to see that umness"
2. As a question:
"What are you planning on doing with all that umness champ?"
3. As an answer:
"You coming down the park for some cricket man?"
"Nah, I still feel pretty um from last night"
4. As a statement of frustration
"47 minutes until the next train? That's um"
(note: the longer you hold onto the 'a' in 'that's' is a direct reflection to the amount of frustration felt. For example: "47 minutes until the next train? Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat's um" would infer a great deal of frustration)
1. As a taunt:
"Hey Truck, did you end up going to see Star Wars?"
"Star Wars is um cobber, I'm not paying to see that umness"
2. As a question:
"What are you planning on doing with all that umness champ?"
3. As an answer:
"You coming down the park for some cricket man?"
"Nah, I still feel pretty um from last night"
4. As a statement of frustration
"47 minutes until the next train? That's um"
(note: the longer you hold onto the 'a' in 'that's' is a direct reflection to the amount of frustration felt. For example: "47 minutes until the next train? Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat's um" would infer a great deal of frustration)
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by Elizabeth Grey July 09, 2016
by Lukasucksatdefinitions May 04, 2020
More recently used to unintentionally irritate people who prefer straight forward answers. Literally, "something is urgently wrong but instead of me just immediately telling you, you must figure it out yourself in the amount of time it takes me to make this sarcastic and unhelpful remark."
Can be typed as well.
Can be typed as well.
Example, this used to be proper protocol in an urgent situation--
Bob: "Joe, watch out for that large pothole you seem to be unknowingly driving into."
Joe: (avoiding pothole) “Thank you for your timely and straight-forward warning. I appreciate you using the first sentence after you were alerted to this danger to tell me about this pothole, instead of uttering a one-worded, useless phrase.”
Modern protocol, same situation--
Bob: (sarcastically) "Um..." Joe: “What?..... What?” (car drives into pothole)
Bob: “Wow, good job.”
Bob: "Joe, watch out for that large pothole you seem to be unknowingly driving into."
Joe: (avoiding pothole) “Thank you for your timely and straight-forward warning. I appreciate you using the first sentence after you were alerted to this danger to tell me about this pothole, instead of uttering a one-worded, useless phrase.”
Modern protocol, same situation--
Bob: (sarcastically) "Um..." Joe: “What?..... What?” (car drives into pothole)
Bob: “Wow, good job.”
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