M&M

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small milk chocolate candy piece with an artificially colored sugar coating, produced by Mars Incorporated.
noun
  1. Initialism of morbidity and mortality.

Word forms

M&M M&M's M&Ms

Etymology

Trade name, from the initials of the surnames of Forrest E. Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie; introduced in the 1940s.

Derived words

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