PM
- noun
- Jargon
:
mensaje privado
- After our discussion, he sent me a quick PM to clarify his point.
Well, we've have gotten some emails, but actually some PMS on Instagram and direct messages and stuff.
- Well, we've have gotten some emails, but actually some PMS on Instagram and direct messages and stuff.
Examples
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I received a PM from a friend asking about the party details.
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She prefers sending a PM rather than posting in the group chat.
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Well, we've have gotten some emails, but actually some PMS on Instagram and direct messages and stuff.
Synonyms
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1.0
A message sent over the internet to another person
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1.0
Messages sent or received over the internet
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1.0
A message sent by email over the internet
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1.0
A message that someone sends by computer to another person over the internet
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3.7
A private message sent to a person on social media or a messaging app
A private message sent to one person that others cannot see
A private message sent directly to another user on social media
Surface Forms
Morphology
PM = P + M
This is an initialism for 'private message' (direct message); the letters alone do not transparently give that meaning.
Etymology
PM here is short for post mortem, Latin for 'after death'. So a PM is the check or examination done after someone dies to find the cause.