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S&M

1 American  
[es-uhn-em] / ˈɛs ənˈɛm /
Or S and M

abbreviation

  1. sadomasochism; sadism and masochism.


S.&M. 2 American  

abbreviation

Insurance.
  1. stock and machinery.


S & M British  

abbreviation

  1. sadomasochism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

S&M Bikes is looking for highly motivated, hard-working employees who want to be a part of the S&M/Fit sales team.

From Time Magazine Archive

Josh Stricker found himself short one custom S&M when it fell off the bike rack of a car and got run over by a truck.

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

"Buck Sanders, segundo of the Lazy S M ranches," explained again the young man at the table in a low voice.

From A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine

It was a signal, and it read: S M I T H ...

From The Devil Doctor by Sax Rohmer

Before, then, the conclusion can be universal, all three terms, S, M, and P, must, by Canons II. and III., be distributed in the premisses.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto

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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