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definition of HMU
verb
abbreviation of 'hit me up', an informal term which means 'contact me'
In 2009, HMU was nowhere near the radar ... But the trend started picking up about halfway through 2009 and snowballed in 2010 ... By the end of summer, HMU was mentioned in 80,000 status updates each day.
Submitted from United Kingdom on 10/01/2011 13:37:00
Definition of HMU from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online
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