A fork of Rural Dictionary
awkward space filler used in tense or boring conversations
dude: wanna go bowling? Dudette:i can't as my mother recently died when she tripped over my father, killing him, who fell on my cat Mr. Tiddles, crushing him flat. All my other relatives then died of shock. Dude:Erm....wow...tommorow?
A word used whenever one feels insecure or unsure about a situation, person or place in order to create a more comfortable atmosphere.
Conversation example: Person 1: "Whats up?" Person 2: "Nothing." *Akward silence* Person 1: "Erm." Person 2: "That's much better. Let's go buy some fish."
The result of Caleb Towle's erm, after an ermber.
"OH MY GOSH, WOULD YOU LOOK AT CALEB'S ERM???"