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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

direct message en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Internet) Synonym of private message.

Forms

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direct messages Number=Plur lexicographic
direct-message alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

DM · private message

direct message en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (Internet, transitive) Synonym of private message.
    • 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. 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:

Forms

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direct-message alternative lexicographic
direct messaging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
direct messages Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
direct messaged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
direct messaged Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

DM · private message