HMU

What Does HMU Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

HMU means "Hit Me Up."

More Observations...

The abbreviation HMU stands for "Hit Me Up," which is slang for "contact me" or "reach out to me." HMU is commonly used in casual conversations, especially on social media and in texting, to ask someone to get in touch later. For example:

If you're free later, HMU!
HMU when you're next in town. I'd love to meet up.

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When I write HMU, I mean this:

"Hit Me Up"

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

HMU
Definition:	Hit Me Up
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at HMU

HMU is classified as an initialism abbreviation, as it is pronounced one letter at a time. Other examples of initialisms are:

AI - "Artificial Intelligence."
EW - "Electronic Warfare."

Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words. For example:

GOAT - "Greatest Of All Time."
FANG - "Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google."

Example of HMU Used in a Text

HMU

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CUFF (hit lightly, make up as you go along, tie down in a relationship) DHMU (don't hit me up) HIT A LICK (get a lot of money quickly, steal from an easy target) HIT ME UP (call me later) HITS DIFFERENT (feels more profound or intense than usual) HIT YOU UP (call you later) HMB (hit me back (i.e. to reply)) HML (hate my life, hit my line)

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