SINCE 1828
um-hum
interjection
\ a sound made with the organs of speech in position for m, a voiced beginning which usually has the heaviest stress, and a voiced ending separated by an h-like period of voicelessness\
Definition of um-hum
—used to express affirmation, agreement, comprehension, or interest
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