mm nff bvn gth.

n.  a mumbled line of dialogue (presumably meaning “I’m not a foul minion of evil”) by the character “Kenny” from the animated television series South Park (Matt Graham, “South Park: Angband comes to South Park”).

mm-hmm.

n.  an intimate murmur of deep understanding.

<I talked for a while, poured out all my sorrows and this quiet philosophical stream of consciousness, and she listened attentively and every so often at just the right moment said, “Mm-hmm.”  It made me feel all choked up with wonder and gratitude for the intimacy and tenderness of our relationship.  —Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year.>

mm-hmph.

n.  an acknowledgment, as in the novel West of Then: A Mother, A Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise by Tara Bray Smith.

mm-mff.

n.  a mumbled acknowledgment of understanding, as by someone learning to write by holding a pencil in her mouth.

<“Mm-mff,” I mumbled, meaning I understood.  —Billy Graham, Joni.>

mm-mm.

n.  a double hum indicating that something tastes delicious.

<Mm-mm.  These are fine fries.  —Neil Gaiman, American Gods.>

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