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📏 A length unit ✉️ A private message
dm

dm

6.9
A private message sent directly to another user on social media
  • noun
  • /diː ɛm/
  • Texting
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  • I then went to Instagram, I looked in the DMS, there was no DM from her.

No stories, no videos, no DMS, no rectangles.

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Examples

  • Someone I respect DM'd me asking who I was referring to in my comment.

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  • I received a DM from a friend asking for restaurant recommendations.

  • You said Whole Foods reached out in your DM absolutely on Facebook.

  • OK, so you answer girls in the DMS, which is good to know.

  • How do you manage all the DMS on Instagram?

  • I don't really go through DMS that often often.

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  • I'm sliding into their DMS saying, great, what's your address?

  • After the event, I sent her a quick DM to say thank you for coming.

  • He prefers to communicate via DM rather than posting publicly.

Synonyms

DM
vsdm
  • Jargon
1 3.7

A private message sent to a person on social media or a messaging app

is the informal, lowercase short form for that same private message
PM
vsdm
  • Jargon
3.8

A private message sent directly to one person online

is the informal abbreviation that names direct messages on social apps
pm
vsdm
  • Jargon
5.5

A private message sent to one person that others cannot see

is the informal abbreviation typically used for direct messaging on social apps

How Private

dm
  • Texting
6.9
plaintext
  • Specialized
1 3.6

Surface Forms

dm singular
dms plural

Etymology

Dm is an informal short for direct ('straight to you') and message ('note'), so a dm is a private note you send straight to one person on social media.