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erm^¹

/ɜːm/ UK
/ɝm/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)m

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

interjection

UK, humorous Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty. She was going to, erm... the salon, I think.
Similar: um, umm, em, eh, uh
UK, humorous Used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement. Erm, I don't think that was supposed to happen.

ERM^²

noun ERMs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of enterprise relationship management
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of ERM protein family

adjective

abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of ezrin-radixin-moesin

proper noun

European Union, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of European Exchange Rate Mechanism The ERM was an arrangement that pegged most European currencies’ exchange-rate movements within limited bands.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: irm, ccm, ecm, ecb, mrc, crm, rcn, les, ems, abt, erg, mechanism, mtc, irg, erp, gri

Translations

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intj expression of uncertainty

Português	hm
Français	euh
Deutsch	äh
Italiano	uhm
Русский	эээ eee, эммм emmm, хммм xmmm

name European Exchange Rate Mechanism

Español	MTC
Français	MCE

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erm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/erm

Chicago

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@misc{erm_2026,
  title = {erm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erm},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}

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