hm

det

1. Initialism of how much.

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

intj

1. A shorter variant of hmm.

name

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

1. Initialism of Hindley-Milner.
2. Initialism 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).”

noun

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

1. Initialism of Home Minister.
2. Abbreviation of hospital corpsman.
3. Initialism of heavy metal.

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

4. Initialism 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.”

pron

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

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

   “Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties”

   “Near-synonyms: HRM, His Royal Majesty”

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

   “Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties”

   “Near-synonyms: HRM, Her Royal Majesty”