What is Non-specific Encouraging Noises?


1.

sounds made by government officials when interviewing a member of the public, intended to convey empathy but promising nothing.

As she listened to the refugee's heart-wrenching story, the immigration officer made non-specific encouraging noises.

See government, interview, civil servant, empathy


19

Random Words:

1. A mispelling of Yuengling, a specific brand of beer. Where you get that crazy ying ling? It's Yuengling, doofus. Learn to spell...
1. Family of people who smoke marijuana or squeeze together. My family and I are total sqozers, we smoke together all the time. See squee..
1. A heavy metallic hand garment often mistaken for hooves (but they ain't) he's wearing zinc mittens, He thinks their hooves bu..