direct message

English

Noun

direct message (plural direct messages)

  1. (Internet) Synonym of private message.
    Synonym: (initialism) DM

Verb

direct message (third-person singular simple present direct messages, present participle direct messaging, simple past and past participle direct messaged)

  1. (Internet) Synonym of private message.
    Synonym: (initialism) DM
    • 2022 October 27, Paloma Torres, quoting Potentially Petty/Hot Person, “Advice Column: Am I becoming hotter or just pettier? Paloma Torres answers the age-old question constantly on everyone's minds”, in The Eyeopener, volume 56, number 7, page 3:
      And just last week, I gave my partner the silent treatment for not answering me after five minutes. On social media, all I seem to do is hard-block people left and right, foregoing the soft-block altogether. If I’m not doing that, I leave rude comments with super sassy emojis or direct message my friends with passive-aggressive cat GIFs.

Alternative forms
  • direct-message
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