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What Does DYM Mean?
DYM means "Do You Mind." The abbreviation DYM is commonly used to ask someone to do something; i.e., the words can be taken literally. For example:- "DYM helping me lift this box?"
- "DYM! There's a queue here."
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When I write DYM, I mean this:

DYM means "Do You Mind?" or "Do You Mean?"
Summary of Key Points
"Do You Mind" is the most common definition for DYM on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.DYM | |
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Definition: | Do You Mind |
Type: | Abbreviation |
Guessability: | ![]() 3: Guessable |
Typical Users: | ![]() Adults and Teenagers |
Examples of DYM in Sentences
Here are examples of DYM being used in conversations:- Waitress: I'll just clear your plate.
- Customer: DYM, I haven't finished eating yet.
- Waitress: Whoops, sorry.
- Amy: You always take lingerie than me.
- Ned: Pardon? DYM longer?
- Amy: Sorry, predictive text strikes again!
- Tim: DYM helping me lift this table?
- Kiri: No problem.
An Academic Look at DYM
DYM plays the role of an interrogative sentence (i.e., a question), but it is commonly seen without a question mark. In other words, it can be written "DYM?" or "DYM".What Did We Say before Texting and Social Media?
Before the digital era, we might have said something like "would you mind?" or "what do you mean?" instead of DYM.Second Definition for DYM
This meaning was also noted:DYM | |
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Definition: | Do You Mean… |
Type: | Abbreviation |
Guessability: | ![]() 3: Guessable |
Typical Users: | ![]() Adults and Teenagers |
Example of DYM Used in a Text
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See Also
IHYDM (I Hope You Don't Mind) IYDM (If You Don't Mind) DYKWIM (Do You Know What I Mean?) DYM (Do You Mean…) IDKWYM (I Don't Know What You Mean) ISWYM (I See What You Mean) ITWYM (Is That What You Mean?) ITYM (I Think You Mean) KWAM (Know What I Mean?) NWIM (Not What I Mean) WDIM (What Does It Mean?) WDTM (What Does That Mean?) WDUM (What Do You Mean?) WDYM (What Do You Mean?) WDYMBT (What Do You Mean By That?) WYM (What You Mean?)Quiz
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