hal

plural ahwal · alternative haal

1. A special temporary state of consciousness, generally understood to be the product of a Sufi's spiritual practices while on his way toward God.

plural Hals

1. A diminutive of the male given names Henry, Harold and Harry.

   I prethee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horſe, good Kings ſonne.

   c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 54, column 1

plural HALs

1. abbreviationacronymcomputingAcronym of hardware abstraction layer.

1. computingA homicidal computer, an artificial intelligence that acts similarly to the HAL 9000 featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

1. IndiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

plural HALs

1. abbreviationtransgender slangAbbreviation of hot allostatic load.

   You see white trans women targeted because white trans women are usually the sizeable creators. Trans women of color face the same HAL shit but less visibly and usually with more tangible consequences.

   2026 March 12, @Gyn_Rat, X (post), archived from the original on 21 Sep 2026

present singular third person HALs · participle present HALing · participle past HALed · past HALed

1. abbreviationtransgender slangAbbreviation of hot allostatic load.

   When you say that Anarchist and Socialist Christians are sus, just remember this is who you're HALing.

   2024 July 15, @Sinister_Sophia, X (post), archived from the original on 21 Sep 2026