M
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɛm/
note: name of letter
rhymes: -ɛm
Forms: form: Ms
Etymology: Abbreviation.
Senses: glosses: Initialism of mother.
examples: text: From the Kierkegaard Room he lopingly careened through a red-carpeted hallway that had previously vouchsafed him a comfort station but this morning seemed all business, no M or W in sight, just salons and boutiques and the Ingmar Bergman Cinema.
ref: 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections, New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 332:
coordinate_terms: W
glosses: Initialism of men (sign on toilet door).
synonyms: Mon
Mon.
glosses: Abbreviation of Monday.
glosses: Abbreviation of nautical mile.
glosses: Initialism of million.
topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
glosses: Initialism of media.
topics: business
clothing
fashion
lifestyle
manufacturing
textiles
coordinate_terms: XXS
XS
S
L
XL
XLT
XXL
XXXL
glosses: Initialism of medium (the manufactured size or an item of that size).
topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: A film with the content rating M.
examples: text: EOE M/F/V/H
translation: equal opportunity employer (minority, female, veteran, handicap)
english: equal opportunity employer (minority, female, veteran, handicap)
bold_translation_offsets: 28
36
glosses: Abbreviation of minority.
raw_tags: in job listings
examples: text: [Doctors] always carry narcotic prescription blanks and some M with them. M is morphine.
ref: 1952, Woman's Home Companion, volume 79, page 141:
text: “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”
ref: 1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59:
text: That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.
ref: 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
text: 'You were going to get me some M,' she whispered in his ear. […] His friend uses morphine, too.
ref: 2009, Larry Harrison, Glimpses of a Floating World, page 142:
glosses: Initialism of morphine.
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
raw_tags: in batting figures
topics: ball-games
cricket
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: the number of maiden overs bowled
raw_tags: in bowling figures
topics: Islam
lifestyle
religion
coordinate_terms: word: H
english: Hindu
translation: Hindu
glosses: Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.
examples: text: In all the sexual encounters I have participated in or know of the "M" sets the limits as to what to get into and how much pain will be applied. And of course if the scene gets too rough the "M" has the right to stop it.
ref: 1980 April 5, Brian O'Dell, “Sensuality/Mutuality”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
glosses: Initialism of masochist.