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Heminway 

A term used to desribe someone who is a writer, though more frequently someone who fashions him/herself a writer but really isn't, or is not a very good one; derived from the name Ernest Hemingway, famed American novelist and story writer, but with the "g" removed to give it a colliquial informal feel, suggesting its ironic nature.
Ol' Heminway over there is writing all the time; too bad it's all drivel! That schmuck thinks he's going to be the next great novelist.
Heminway by P'tainz October 7, 2010
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Hemingway Solution 

To commit suicide via shotgun blast administered beneath the chin or inside the mouth, as mentioned in Stephen King's novel Dreamcatcher. If the shotgun is particularly long the trigger is often pulled by a toe.
Damn it, why did he have to go and use the Hemingway Solution in my room? Now there's brain matter all over my ceiling.

The old guy in 'The Hills Have Eyes' used the Hemingway Solution.
Hemingway Solution by Shadowhunter_36 September 23, 2008

Hemingway drunk

adj. When you spend a day marathon drinking, from noon or possibly even the morning until late into the evening stopping only to eat small meals.
Check out Billy, he's been drinking everything in sight since 11:00 AM. Whiskey, wine, beer you name it. He's not just getting drunk, he's getting Hemingway drunk!
Hemingway drunk by G.I. Nigel March 26, 2010

doing a Hemingway 

Traveling and visiting numerous cities around the world, whilst enjoying life; Drinking heavily and having many sexual relationships, hopefully resulting in a novel.
*Guy 1* "Hey, what are you gonna do after High school?"
*Guy 2* "I'm thinking of doing a Hemingway, you know"

heminate 

(v) To prematurely press enter on a Tweet before completing the sentence, most often resulting in other Twitter users finishing the sentence by retweeting. The coinage comes from journalist Mark Hemingway, who had prematurely pressed enter on a tweet starting "We."
I heminated and now everyone's retweeting the abbreviated sentence. Hopefully it doesn't wind up in urban dictionary.
heminate by philolojest October 31, 2011

Sally Hemings 

Thomas Jefferson's underaged fuck buddy, god rest her soul.
"How will the South find labor for its businesses? How will Thomas Jefferson find his next mistresses?"
"How DARE you."
"Yet still, people follow like lemmings all your hemming and hawing, while you're hee-hawing with Sally Hemings!"
Sally Hemings by mackback319 October 15, 2020