private message

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Noun

private message (plural private messages)

  1. (Internet) A message sent to another user of a social media or chat platform through a private channel as opposed to a publicly accessible area or chatroom.
    Synonyms: direct message, personal message, (initialism) PM, whisper
    • 2007 January 19, Seth Schiesel, “O Brave New World That Has Such Gamers in It”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 April 2023:
      By then I was receiving dozens of private messages in the game every hour from players I had never met who could see that my guildmate and I were out front: “OMG how did you level so fast?,” “Hey you must have a lot of gold, can I have some?” and of course “You guys are huge nerds.”

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Verb

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

  1. (Internet, transitive) To send a private message.
    Alternative form: private-message
    Synonyms: direct message, personal message, (initialism) PM, (by ellipsis, slang, rare) private

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