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slide into the DMs

slide into the DMs verb: to confidently and coolly send a direct message to someone by means of social media, especially with romantic or sexual intentions.

Verb

slide into the DMs (third-person singular simple present slides into the DMs, present participle sliding into the DMs, simple past and past participle slid into the DMs)

  1. (Internet, idiomatic) To confidently and coolly send a direct message to someone by means of social media, especially with romantic or sexual intentions.
    • Thirst is okay, but reckless thirst have me slide into your DMs and give you a glass of water.2011 November 22, @FinallyKevunn, Twitter (post)

slide into the DMs meaning in Bengali

slide into the DMs in Bengali

যৌন উদ্দেশ্যে

Forms of slide into the DMs

third-person singular presentslides into the DMs
present participlesliding into the DMs
past participleslid into the DMs
pastslid into the DMs
alternative formslide into someone's DMs

Origin of slide into the DMs

First appears c. 2011, particularly on Twitter, which allowed users to send private messages known as direct messages. The word slide suggests a smooth, confident, or subtle approach to initiating a conversation.

Questions about slide into the DMs

What does slide into the DMs mean?
Slide into the DMs means to confidently and coolly send a direct message to someone by means of social media, especially with romantic or sexual intentions.
What is slide into the DMs in Bengali?
Slide into the DMs in Bengali is যৌন উদ্দেশ্যে. See Slide into the DMs meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is slide into the DMs?
Slide into the DMs is a verb.
What is the past tense of slide into the DMs?
The past tense of slide into the DMs is slid into the DMs.

Words near slide into the DMs in the dictionary

  1. slide fastener
  2. slide fasteners
  3. slide guitar
  4. slide guitars
  5. slide into someone's DMs
  6. slide into the DMs
  7. slide job
  8. slide off
  9. slide phone
  10. slide phones
  11. slide plate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slide into the DMs (page history and authors); slide into the DMs (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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