hu meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

hu

pronalso spelled HU

Etymology Clipping of human, first offered for usage by Mikhail Epstein, professor of cultural theory at Emory University (in 2003).

Epicene, Neologism, Nominative, Nonstandard, Third person they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

Hu is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in hus solutions of each and all a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension preternatural.2002 January 3, Bryan T. McMahon, quoting Sasha Newborn, “A terrible book”, in The Ponchatoula Times, page 7:
When the lecturer arrives, hu will be speaking on the topic of anonymity.2003 October 14, Mikhail Epstein, “"Hu," from "human," as a gender-neutral pronoun”, in alt.english.usage (Usenet), message-ID <f732cdb7.0310141153.6c715df8@posting.google.com>:

2 more examples

It's the vice-president's job to support the president and take hus place when hu is away.2007 November 29, Mikhail Epstein, “hu”, in International Society for Universal Dialog, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2012:
Maybe, but if his/herstory's any guide, hu has hu work cut out for hu.2008 March, Christoph Hitz, “Hu, Me?”, in Mother Jones, →ISSN:

Epicene, Neologism, Nominative, Nonstandard, Third person them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.

One of his favorite metaphors for the historian, drawn from the "Preface" to Hegel's Philosophy of Right, likens hu to the owl of Minerva, whose flight at dusk provided the setting for mature reflection on the day that had passed.2006, Perry Anderson with Glenn Burgess, edited by D. N. DeLuna, The Political Imagination in History: Essays Concerning J.G.A. Pocock, Owlworks, →ISBN, page 175:

Epicene, Neologism, Nominative, Nonstandard, Third person their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her.

Now, however, the editorial writer has a new weapon in hu arsenal.2006 October 1, “He said, she said, hu said”, in Los Angeles Times:
If hu doesn't do hu homework, I will fail hu.2006 November 17, Rob Kyff, “Hu Joins Heesh As Neutral Pronoun”, in Hartford Courant, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016:

Derived terms: huself
Related terms: other attested gender-neutral pronouns
Hyponyms: he, she, him, her

HU

noun

Pakistan, Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of Hazara University.

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of handling unit.

Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of Hounsfield unit on the Hounsfield scale, a unit of measurement used on a computed tomography machine.

Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, War US, Obsolete prefix for utility helicopter designations