What does “tm” mean?

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I think it is an Internet slang, but found a few times on the web.

Example:

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What does “tm” mean? I searched on the web and found it means 他妈妈, but then it means 我他妈妈是 and does not make sense...

TM = 他媽, short for the vulgar 他媽的 = motherf*****g. — dROOOze, Commented Jun 3, 2018 at 21:50
@droooze Ah, just got to know 他妈 is a slang, not the literal “his mother”! Thanks — Blaszard, Commented Jun 3, 2018 at 21:53
It's (obviously) also written TMD. Anyway there's a whole bunch of acronyms and funny abbreviations people use that get updated quite often, mostly to escape censorship, and you might find some of these in another question. — dROOOze, Commented Jun 3, 2018 at 22:01
high scores seem puzzling,since TM occurs all the time on web， as 他妈（的）it has been the topic of previous Q (search this site with 他妈) — user6065, Commented Jun 4, 2018 at 5:34

dROOOze · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-04 00:28:47Z

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TM (also written TMD) is short for 他/她媽的, literally ('his/her mother's'), equivalent to English motherf*****g.

See the Wiktionary entry for more details.

answered Jun 3, 2018 at 22:08

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dan · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-04 01:45:23Z

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TM, TMD: 他妈，他妈的/地.

Depending on contexts, it could be interpreted differently:

answered Jun 4, 2018 at 1:45

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