narm

English

Etymology

Coined by TV Tropes in 2007, referring to a scene in Six Feet Under's final season where main protagonist Nate Fisher complains about his arm being numb while suffering a brain embolism and repeats the words "numb arm", quickly slurring them into the single syllable "Narm".

Pronunciation

  • enPR: närm, IPA(key): /ˈnɑː(ɹ)m/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)m

Noun

narm (plural narms)

  1. A television or movie scene that is portrayed as serious but unintentionally seen as funny.

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic نَرم

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نرم (narm).

Pronunciation

  • (Talxâbî) IPA(key): [naɾm]

Adjective

narm (comparative narmtar)

  1. soft
    Synonym: yumuşaq

References

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