h'mhmint.
See hem int., hum int.
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the mind > language > speech > defective or inarticulate speech > utterance expressing hesitation [interjection]
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1854 W. M. Thackeray Rose & Ring x See it be done, or else, —h'm!—ha!—h'm! mind thine own eyes!
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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HM
HM n. (also H m, H m, Hm) healthy male(s).
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1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 170/2 Table H mf, comprising all the healthy lives, male and female, included in the observations... Table H m, comprising the healthy male lives only... Table H f, comprising the healthy female lives.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 14 Nov. 8/1 With its premiums and its reversionary bonuses, and its Hm tables and its surrender values.
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H.M. n. His (or Her) Majesty.
HM
HM n. heavy metal (music): see heavy adj.1 20d.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [noun] > heavy metal
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1974 Music Scene June 10/1 The term Heavy Metal (HM) was lifted from William Burroughs' book ‘Nova Express’ and brought into rock vocabulary.
1987 New Musical Express 14 Feb. 7/3 The latest branch on rock's American tree is a phenomenon tagged Speed Metal, the place where HM supposedly mates with hardcore.
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