FILLER

Filler

In linguistics, a filler is a sound or word that is spoken in conversation by one participant to signal to others that he/she has paused to think but has not yet finished speaking. These are not to be confused with placeholder names, such as thingamajig, which refer to objects or people whose names are temporarily forgotten, irrelevant, or unknown. Different languages have different characteristic filler sounds; in English, the most common filler sounds are uh, er and um . Among youths, the fillers "like", "y'know", "I mean", "so", "actually", "literally", ...

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filler

Noun

  1. One who fills.
  2. Something added to fill a space or add weight or size.
  3. Any semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores.
  4. A relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics.
  5. A short article in a newspaper or magazine.
  6. A short piece of music or an announcement between radio or TV programmes.
  7. Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause.
  8. Cut tobacco used to make up the body of a cigar.
  9. In COBOL, the description of an unnamed part of a record that contains no data relevant to a given context.
  10. A plant that lacks a distinctive shape and can fill inconvenient spaces around other plants in pots or gardens.


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