What does "private message" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "private message"?

Common synonyms include: dm, pmed, pming, private chat.

Private message

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
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. Internet
"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.”"

Verb

1
To send a private message. Internet, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

dm pmed pming private chat

Antonyms

All antonyms

communique kerygma newsgroups placard

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"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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