em

adj

1. Abbreviation of electromagnetic.

   “Secondary drone got EM spectrum on the kill.”

   “Commander, I can see most of it now. Readings are all over the EM spectrum.”

intj

Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare um.

1. a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty

   “She was abused by, em... David, I think. That was his name, he's a real em... what's the word, narcissist. You should really stay away from him.”

name

1. A diminutive of the female given names Emily, Emma, or Emmeline.

   “And oh, Aunt Em! I'm so glad to be at home again!”

   “Mind you, he never calls me anything back. Isn't that the way of it? What do men call their wives. 'Em...' Like every woman in the planet was christened Emily. 'Em...is that shirt clean?'”

2. Clipping of Eminem.

noun

1. Alternative letter-case form of em.

pron

Etymology: Coined by Christine M. Elverson by removing the "th" from them, perhaps influenced by the pre-existing em/'em, now often perceived as apheretic forms of them (though originally unrelated).

1. A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey or e, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

   “If the author uses such notation, it should be up to Em to indicate Eir intentions clearly, but there’s no harm checking first.”

   “I may become quite intimate with someone, spend hours with em every night, and yet not have the slightest idea what eir voice sounds like, or what eir RL body looks, feels, and smells like.”