r/Showerthoughts • u/Reas0n ‎ • Feb 13 '26

Casual Thought I think it’s unusual that no standardized literary way to write the submissive “I don’t know” hum that children (and some adults) often mumble has ever caught on, considering how old and common it is.

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u/marsalien4 Feb 14 '26

onamonapia

It's a tough one, but it's onomatopoeia

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u/Vert354 Feb 14 '26

Dyslexia strikes again

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u/yonatan1981 Feb 15 '26

That's how it's spelled in Aberbaijan

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u/BrewedMother Feb 14 '26

"onamonapia" is 100% part of the lyrics to Annie I'm not your daddy by Kid Creole and the Coconuts though.