ekhem

Onomatopoeia imitating a cough. It belongs to the non-verbal repertoire of speech signs with various pragmatic functions. It can signify a change in the topic of conversation, disapproval of the previous speaker’s statement, embarrassment, irony, or an attempt to draw attention to oneself or to what will be said next. In written form, it appears in the conversational variant of electronic communication.

Examples of usage:

1.Victoria | Zduszony Oddech era @VickLongwaiting: “Ekhem… I just want to mention that the beauty of pain is looking brilliant.” / / https://twitter.com/_romantyziara /

2.”Ekhem. We’re opening a candy store, but a special one where you can only touch the candies. If someone doesn’t have a cat, they can also pet them.” /https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1058952664643786/

3.”What do you think about 13-12 year olds doing ekhem? #for you” /https://www.tiktok.com/@jacobniezyje/video/6823385113519213830