S&M
abbreviation
sadomasochism; sadism and masochism.
S&M
1 American
[es-uhn-em]
/ ˈɛs ənˈɛm /
Or
S and M
abbreviation
S.&M.
2
American
abbreviation
Insurance.
S & M
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of S&M
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Metallica: S&M 2 This concert special features the rock group Metallica collaborating with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas and Edwin Outwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
The albums feature mash-ups and covers of songs like Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," Rihanna's "S&M" and La Roux's "Bulletproof."
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2013
Tisci, an Italian whose S&M aesthetic has won him critical acclaim, had edged away from his signature hardcore look in seasons past, delivering more ethnic-inspired collections.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2010
I wasn't really sure if I even wanted to ride for anyone again and I had kind of given up on it, but S&M ended up hooking me up.
From Time Magazine Archive
I made my sprocket guard out of an old S&M 36.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pajama sets were sold in children’s sizes XXS, XS, S, M, L and XL.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2017
S M N B., I have arranged in my cabinet, how far rightly I know not, as that of Gallus.
From Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850 by Various
The three abstractions, S, M, D, then re-assemble to recant their errors.
From Rome in 1860 by Edward Dicey
It was impossible, while his comrade was so badly hurt, to hold a pace that would keep them ahead of the Lazy S M riders.
From A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine
The Lazy S M are bringin' in a lot of bad men from Texas an' the Strip.
From A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine
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