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HM en · NOUN

Etymology

(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).

Meanings

1. (India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Home Minister.
   alt of Home Minister
2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of hospital corpsman.
   alt of hospital corpsman
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of heavy metal.
   alt 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. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of hidden machine
   alt of hidden machine
   • 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:

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Deriveds

HM mule

HM en · PRON

Etymology

(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of His Majesty (the title of a king).
   alt of His Majesty
   • Near-synonyms: HRM, His Royal Majesty
   • Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Her Majesty (the title of a queen).
   alt of Her Majesty
   • Near-synonyms: HRM, Her Royal Majesty
   • Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties

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Relateds

HCM · HGDH · HFM · HAM · HSH · HRH · HH · HMS · HMG · HI&RM · HIll.H

Synonyms

HRM · His Royal Majesty · HRM · Her Royal Majesty

HM en · PROPN

Etymology

(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Hindley-Milner.
   alt of Hindley-Milner
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Hannah Montana, an American teen sitcom that aired from 2006 to 2011.
   alt of Hannah Montana
   • 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:

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