Driving on the Interstate, I saw a sign that said, “MM” and I wondered aloud what that might mean.

• Could there be a Mastermind meeting at the next rest stop?
• Is it a filler term that is often used in speech, such as: um, uh, ah, mm
• Could it possibly refer to M & Ms for sale at the next highway shop?
• In some locations, MM might indicate the ubiquitous mouse
• For Hollywood followers, MM is synonymous with Marilyn Monroe
• Might it refer to the metric measure with which I am most familiar?

There are so many applications for the term MM, including those used in pure mathematics in which MM is an abbreviation for “million”, short for “mille mille”, or 1000 × 1000.

And then there is the ‘mm’ used as a sign of distraction…the humming sound you hear when you nod your head in agreement, meaning “Yes”, “I agree” or “I hear you”.

We live in an age of instant communication, via texting. Texting has unique meanings for MM, such as:

Merry meet – Make me – Missing my

https://www.allacronyms.com/_internet_slang/MM/text_messaging

When I decided to identify other ways in which MM might be used, I discovered an extensive list of acronyms:

Acronym              Definition

MM        Million

mm        Millimeter

MM        2-digit Month (as in MM/DD/YYYY)

MM        Multimedia

MM        Materials Management

MM        Memory Module (computing)

MM        Money Market

MM        Master of Music

MM        Mass Media

MM        Marketing Manager

MM        Media Manager

MM        Meeting Minutes

MM        Marilyn Monroe

MM        Mile Marker

MM        Mickey Mouse

MM        Memorandum

MM        Malignant Melanoma (malignant skin lesion)

MM        Multi-Meter (Multimeter)

MM        MusicMatch (computer music application)

MM        Middle Man

MM        Mamma Mia

MM        Mastermind (archetype in the game City of Villains)

MM        March Madness (college basketball)

MM        Mighty Mouse

MM        Mucous Membrane

MM        Minnie Mouse

MM        Millimolar (SI measure)

MM        Married Men

MM        Mickey Mantle

MM        Master of Management (degree)

MM        Military Mission

MM        Money Makers

MM        Mid-Month

MM        Mission Management

MM        Mapping Mode (windows programming)

MM        Mobile Management

MM        Mobility Manager

MM        Money Match

MM        Money Mart

MM        Minutes/Month

MM        Mega-Memory

MM        Mean Mom

MM        Mensa Member

MM        Military Message

MM        Mineral Map

MM        Mission Minded

MM        Momentum Management

MM        Micro Mole

MM        Master’s Degree in Management

MM        Master of Ministry

MM        Materiel Manager

MM        Millions or Thousands

MM        Main Memory

MM        Magic Missile (Dungons & Dragons)

MM        Major Mode (Space Shuttle)

MM        Mad Max

MM        Maintenance Measurement

MM        Molecular Medicine

MM        Mad Magazine

Adapted from http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/MM

Wow…what an incredible number of possibilities! So, what was that MM by the side of the road? It stood for Mile Marker.   I’ve lived in 7 States, and I’ve never before seen a sign that said only “MM” and nothing more. Mile markers on interstate highways help you determine which direction you’re going. On most interstates, mile marker numbers begin at the south state line on north-south routes and increase as you travel north. On east-west routes, the numbers begin on the western state border and increase as you travel east. http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-highways-have-mile-markers.

With a GPS, who needs a mile marker?

I’d rather see Mickey or indulge in some M & Ms.  How about you?

 

 

 

 

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