plural DMs
: a private message sent on social media to a specific individual or group
However, Sadie Stanley was ultimately cast as Kim, and Madelaine even sent her an encouraging DM about her new role.—
Kara Nesvig
Kara Nesvig
DM
verb
DMed; DMing; DMs
Women around the world DMed Robbie and Sarah saying how much the couple's love inspired them.
—Rebecca Jennings
Rebecca Jennings
deutsche mark
decimeter
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
In the same way, a tariff is a tariff is a tariff, whether in a racy letter, stated on a big chart, or even sent in an Instagram DM.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
These days, between 90 and 95 percent of her pieces are directly sold through trunk-show style events and even the odd DM on social media.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 July 2025
This keeps every post, pitch and DM coherent, letting a solo founder ship consistently instead of chasing shiny tactics every other week.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Noun
Share a drink, show up to the event and have a conversation that doesn’t fit in a DM or an email.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
In the same way, a tariff is a tariff is a tariff, whether in a racy letter, stated on a big chart, or even sent in an Instagram DM.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
These days, between 90 and 95 percent of her pieces are directly sold through trunk-show style events and even the odd DM on social media.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 July 2025
This keeps every post, pitch and DM coherent, letting a solo founder ship consistently instead of chasing shiny tactics every other week.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“DM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DM. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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