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Definition of er exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

er

exclamation
 
/ɜː(r)/
 
/ɜːr/
(also erm)
(British English)
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  1. the sound that people make when they are deciding what to say next
    • ‘Will you do it?’ ‘Er, yes, I suppose so.’
    • I’m, er, I’m going now.
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    Word Originnatural utterance: first recorded in English in the mid 19th cent.
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