narm
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]narm (plural narms)
- A television or movie scene that is portrayed as serious but unintentionally seen as funny.
Khalaj
[edit]| Perso-Arabic | نَرم | |
|---|---|---|
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Persian نرم (narm).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]narm (comparative narmtar)
References
[edit]- Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
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