PM

 
Pronunciation: /piːˈɛm/
informal

abbreviation

  • post-mortem.
  • Provost Marshal.

noun (plural PMs)

  • 1chiefly British the Prime Minister: a private meeting with the PM
  • 2(in the context of Internet message boards) a private message, sent directly from one user to another: drop me a PM if you want more details

verb

[with object] (PMs, PMing, PMd)
  • send (another user of an Internet message board) a private message: I’ll PM you when I’m back online