https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backchannel_(linguistics)

“I acknowledge that I could interject my own thoughts here, but choose not to. Please continue with that topic, I am interested.”

Of course, doesn’t work as well in online forums.

Yikes.

Oof acknowledges someone’s feelings, and bruh expresses empathy. These sentiments are important and often overlooked. You don’t have to always launch into your own story. Simply acknowledging and empathizing is a powerful way to build social bonds.

Also brevity is the soul of wit, so oof and bruh might qualify as the greatest things anyone has ever said in history.

I bring you: broof

contributes confusion to the conversation