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MSN

MSN proper noun: windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger), an instant messaging client from Microsoft. Also the initialism of Microsoft Network.

Proper noun

MSN

  1. (informal) Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger), an instant messaging client from Microsoft.
    • M.T. maintains the primary suspect is Stefanie's boyfriend, the couple recently breaking up. Despite other Facebook and MSN messages indicating M.T. had talked with at least three friends about wanting Stefanie dead, she doesn't seem to think suspicion will fall on her as a murderess-once-removed.2009 March 10, Rosie DiManno, “Murder reduced to infantile online postings”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2009

Verb

MSN (third-person singular simple present MSNs, present participle MSNing, simple past and past participle MSNed)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To talk (to someone) via Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger), an instant messaging client from Microsoft; to send (someone) a message via this client.
    • Then we drove home and had a long sit-in-car talk and kissey-kissey,^([sic]) then eventually I am somehow inside just in time to get a e-mail from Marc asking plaintively if I am there because he wants to MSN and he'd just sent it and I was there so we MSNed.2001 October 12, David Herkt, “Dialogue Five: Somewhat Post-Coital”, in nz.soc.queer (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026
    • it does sound quite amazing actually. Did you see that on the new Top Gear? I was really impressed with it. Vicky Butler Henderson gone, Tiff gone, Quentin gone... but Clarkson is back and LOVE the fact they've got their own circuit ah yes I remember you MSNed me whilst it was on, drooling over the...2002 October 22, The Guv'nor, “Diesel users”, in free.uk.tv.bigbrother (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jul 2026

Also used as

MSN is also the initialism of Microsoft Network.

MSN is also the initialism of Lionel Messi.

MSN is also the initialism of Master of Science in Nursing.

Forms of MSN

Noun
pluralMSNs
Verb
third-person singular presentMSNs
present participleMSNing
past participleMSNed
pastMSNed

Words formed from MSN

Phrases with MSN

Questions about MSN

What does MSN mean?
MSN means windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger), an instant messaging client from Microsoft.
What part of speech is MSN?
MSN can be a proper noun or a verb.

Words near MSN in the dictionary

  1. MSM
  2. MSMA
  3. MSME
  4. MSMEs
  5. MSMs
  6. MSN
  7. MSN generation
  8. MSN TVer
  9. MSN TVers
  10. MSNBC
  11. MSNBCer

Source and license

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