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dm

1
or DM

noun

, plural dms, dm's.
  1. a direct message sent to one or more users of a social media service or private messaging service, usually when the accounts involved have an established relationship, as when the recipient is linked to, friends with, or following the sender on a social media platform:

    He sent me a scary and abusive dm, so I reported the message and blocked his account.



verb (used with object)

, dm'd or dmed, dm'ing, or dming.
  1. to send a direct message to (another user of such a service).

dm

2

abbreviation for

  1. decimeter; decimeters.

DM

3

Dm.

4

abbreviation for

DM

1

abbreviation for

  1. (in Canada) deputy minister
  2. (the former) Deutschmark


dm

2

symbol for

  1. decimetre

dm

3

the internet domain name for

  1. Dominica

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dm1

First recorded in 2005–10; d(irect) ( def ) m(essage) ( def )

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