hm

1. A shorter variant of hmm.

1. InternetPhilippinesabbreviationcolloquialinitialismInitialism of how much.

   I am selling this shirt. Hm? ₱50 only.

alternative H.M. · alternative H. M.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of His Majesty (the title of a king).

   Near-synonyms: HRM, His Royal Majesty

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   Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties

   Synonyms: HRM, His Royal Majesty

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Her Majesty (the title of a queen).

   Near-synonyms: HRM, Her Royal Majesty

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   Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties

   Synonyms: HRM, Her Royal Majesty

plural HMs · alternative H.M. · alternative H. M.

1. IndiaabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Home Minister.
2. USabbreviationgovernmentAbbreviation of hospital corpsman.
3. abbreviationinitialismentertainmentInitialism of heavy metal.

   When girls appropriate a male-dominated form like HM, can they discard its sexist content without replacing it with something else?

   1982 April 24, “Women of Iron”, in Gay Community News, page 10

4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of hidden machine

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   For any obstacle in the way, HMs such as Cut and Strength must be taught to one of the six Pokémon in the trainer's party. […] Relicanth is a relatively unsurprising inclusion. It fulfills the ideal requirements for an HM mule in that it can learn four HMs: Surf, Waterfall, Dive, and Rock Smash. That last one is what edges it out over other Water-types such as Luvdisc.

   2023 March 12, Quinton O'Connor, “Pokemon Emerald: The 16 Best Hoenn HM Mules”, in TheGamer

alternative H.M. · alternative H. M.

1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Hindley-Milner.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Hannah Montana, an American teen sitcom that aired from 2006 to 2011.

   She [Millie Bobby Brown] then demonstrated how she eventually started slipping in and out of an American accent as a by-product of her HM marathons (and fair warning, it’s so seamless that it’s a little jarring).

   2022 May 15, Kayleigh Roberts, “Millie Bobby Brown Does a Spot-On Anna Delvey Impression That You *Must* Hear”, in Cosmopolitan