dym

Corruption of the word dumb.

dym (not comparable)

1. (Internet slang, humorous, derogatory) dumb, stupid

dym

1. (Internet slang) Initialism of dig your message.
2. (Internet slang) Initialism of do you mind.
3. (Internet slang) Initialism of do/did you mean.

From Proto-Slavic *dymъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɨm/
• Rhymes: -ɨm
• Syllabification: dym

dym

1. smoke

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “dym”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “dym”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dymъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɘm/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɘm
• Syllabification: dym
• Homophone: Dym

dym m inan (diminutive dymek, related adjective dymny or dymowy)

1. smoke (visible vapor, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material)
2. (colloquial, in the singular) stir, commotion (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zamieszanie

• dym in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dym in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• dym in PWN's encyclopedia

dym m inan (Cyrillic spelling дyм)

1. obsolete spelling of dim

Inherited from Old Slovak dym, from Proto-Slavic *dymъ.

• IPA^(key): [dim]

dym m inan (relational adjective dymový, diminutive dymček)

1. smoke

• “dym”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dỳmъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɨm/
• Rhymes: -ɨm
• Hyphenation: dym
• Syllabification: dym

dym m inan (related adjective dymowy)

1. smoke (thick smoke, large portion of smoke)

• “dym” in Soblex