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nounPlural DMs informal A private message sent on social media, especially Twitter. send them a quick DM and ask for their email address Example sentencesExamples - DMs are seen only by you and are not visible other than in your account.
- When working in the website, you might miss receiving a DM.
- Your DMs will not appear in the public timeline.
- Keep in mind that there will be a delay between DMs.
- For privacy, send a DM to this person.
verbDM'd, DMing [with object]informal Send (someone) a private message on social media, especially Twitter. you can't DM a user who doesn't follow you with two objects the band will DM you a link to download the song Example sentencesExamples - Clicking on a tweet to reply or DM will automatically activate that account.
- She DM'd back right away.
- We DM'd a few times, then we tried something we called Twitter Tennis—an open-to-anyone exchange of ideas.
- He's been caught DM'ing with women other than his wife.
- In the following, I present a few examples of a real person DM'ing me, as well as a spammer.
Origin Early 21st century: abbreviation of direct message, from the Direct Message feature of the social media service Twitter. nounPlural DMs Gaming (in a role-playing game) a Dungeon Master. it was the DM's job to make the stories and quests interesting
verbDM'd, DMing [no object]Gaming Organize and oversee a role-playing game, especially Dungeons & Dragons, in particular by narrating the details of the story that are not controlled by the players. he DMed while I played as a solo warrior with object I'm lined up to DM a Dungeons & Dragons session
noun informal A private message sent on social media, especially Twitter. send them a quick DM and ask for their email address Example sentencesExamples - For privacy, send a DM to this person.
- Your DMs will not appear in the public timeline.
- DMs are seen only by you and are not visible other than in your account.
- Keep in mind that there will be a delay between DMs.
- When working in the website, you might miss receiving a DM.
verb [with object]informal Send (someone) a private message on social media, especially Twitter. you can't DM a user who doesn't follow you with two objects the band will DM you a link to download the song Example sentencesExamples - She DM'd back right away.
- In the following, I present a few examples of a real person DM'ing me, as well as a spammer.
- Clicking on a tweet to reply or DM will automatically activate that account.
- He's been caught DM'ing with women other than his wife.
- We DM'd a few times, then we tried something we called Twitter Tennis—an open-to-anyone exchange of ideas.
Origin Early 21st century: abbreviation of direct message, from the Direct Message feature of the social media application Twitter. noun Gaming (in a role-playing game) a Dungeon Master. it was the DM's job to make the stories and quests interesting
verb [no object]Gaming Organize and oversee a role-playing game, especially Dungeons & Dragons, in particular by narrating the details of the story that are not controlled by the players. he DMed while I played as a solo warrior with object I'm lined up to DM a Dungeons & Dragons session
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