enm

1. abbreviationinformalAbbreviation of enemy.

   And sometimes (only sometimes!) we also use the AK to shoot the enm.

   2000 February 23, Scheich Abdullah, “The Fabled "Shoot though walls" Cheat Unveiled”, in alt.games.half-life.counterstrike (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025

   2 more examples

   problem with griffs is that they r tooo weak to take a town by itself, cuz they take forever and by the time they r finished with a building, the enm has already got together some defense and is ready to kick the griffs a**....

   1997 October 22, Ratty, “How to handle against human submarines?”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025

   My prob is being shot down too often in a head-on situation. So my question is, if the enm is a bit higher and shoots in your cockpit or at other vital things, whether this is recorded as a hit.

   1999 May 30, Beer*, “moggy, vet, or anyone else”, in alt.games.air-warrior (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025

plural ENMs

1. Initialism of embarrassed, naked male or embarrassed, nude male: a form of sexual roleplay in which a man acts out situations in which he is accidentally, unintentionally, unwillingly, or reluctantly naked and consequently embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated.
   1. metonymicallyuncountableBDSMPornography depicting such a situation.
   2. countablerareBDSMThe man in such a situation.
2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of ethical nonmonogamy.

   As with any good relationship, readers who have experience with ENM say self-awareness and communication are key to keeping things harmonious.

   2024 January 27, Doosie Morris, “‘Humans are messy’: readers share their experiences with ethical non-monogamy”, in The Guardian

   1 more example

   He said different things about us, first he said we were in an open relationship, and I said yeah okay, then he said we were in an ethical non-monogamy, ENM, and I said yeah okay.

   2025, Santanu Bhattacharya, Deviants, Fig Tree, page 89