WDYM
Acronym for "what do you mean", used as a one-word reply when somebody's post is confusing, surprising, or appears to be obviously wrong.
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Acronym for "what do you mean", used as a one-word reply when somebody's post is confusing, surprising, or appears to be obviously wrong. Often functions as feigned-shock rhetoric rather than a real request for clarification, especially when followed by punctuation: "wdym?", "wdym wdym wdym".
wdym you don't like pineapple on pizza
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