™

The superscripted letters T and M.

From English TM, initialism of trademark.

™ (English symbol name trademark symbol)

1. Indicates a trademark.

   Only ABC Widgets sells the genuine Throbulator™. Accept no imitations!

   • 2024 December 2, “Topgolf To Open One of Its Largest Venues Yet in Burlingame On Dec. 13”, in Topgolf‎^[1] (in English), archived from the original on 9 August 2025:

     Topgolf's newest game, Sonic the Hedgehog™, brings the fun for everyone! Players aim at giant outfield targets to hit springs, collect rings and take down badniks in iconic virtual Sonic environments, designed with all skill levels in mind.

2. (Internet slang, humorous) Indicates irony, sarcasm, disparagement, mock importance, humorous usage, etc.

   Each time I call them, they tell me my delivery is arriving Soon™.

   OK, I get it, writing in all-caps on the Internet is a Bad Thing™.

   • 2005, Katherine F. Toomajian, “Seniors”, in Nathanite, North Adams, Mass.: Drury High School, page 62:

     “I feel I’ve outgrown fulltime education” said George. “Me too” said Fred. “Time to try our hand at the Real World ™ ?”

   • 2024 August 20, Mehera Bonner, “Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum’s 3-Year Relationship Timeline: a Retrospective”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[2] (in English), archived from the original on 7 October 2024:

     So yeah, they’ve reached the Flirting on Dad’s Insta™️ phase.

   • 2024 September 17, “Here’s a Rundown on Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan’s ‘Ship”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[3] (in English), archived from the original on 10 November 2024:

     I know what you’re thinking: But, wait, it can’t possibly be...? Except it probably is! 2023 was truly the year of the Fever Dream Couple™️, from Avril Lavigne and Tyga to Rosalía and Jeremy Allen White. And this year, that tradition continued with pint-sized pop star Sabrina Carpenter and delightfully Irish actor Barry Keoghan.

• Usually placed after the trademark.

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