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What Is The Word Um Called? [Solved]

Linguists call these filler words. Sometimes they’re also called discourse markers, pause fillers, or hesitation forms. A filler word is any meaningless sound, word, or phrase used during speech to fill silence. They’re often used in lieu of pausing and are closely connected with hesitation in speech.

Why do we, like, hesitate when we, um, speak? - Lorenzo García-Amaya

Why do we fill pauses in speech with

How To Stop Using Filler Words Like ‘Um’ And ‘Uh’

Americans are notorious for using filler

Henning Wehland - Tanz um dein Leben

Music video by Henning Wehland performing Tanz