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WYDM

What Does WYDM Mean in a Text?

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The Quick Answer

WYDM means "What You Doing Man?," "What You Doing Mate?" and "What You Do Matters."

What You Doing Man/Mate?

WYDM is often used in text messages and online chats as a greeting and to ask someone what they are currently doing. In the US it means "What You Doing Man?" In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, it means "What You Doing Mate?" For example:

• Cool American Dude: WYDM?
• Cool Australian Bloke: Not much. WYDM?
(Here WYDM means both "What You Doing Man?" and "What You Doing Mate?")

WYDM similar in meaning and use to WAYD ("What are you doing?") and WAYDRN ("What are you doing right now?").

What You Do Matters

WYDM is also used with the meaning "What You Do Matters." In this context, it is used widely online and in text chat as a motivational expression. For example:

• Disillusioned Teacher: At times like this I wish I worked in an office or a shop.
• Friend: Don't be like that. I know it's tough, but WYDM.

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When I write WYDM, I mean this:

The definition of WYDM depends on the context.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

WYDM
Definition:	What You Doing Man/Mate?
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Second Definition of WYDM

"What You Do Matters" is another definition for WYDM.

WYDM
Definition:	What You Do Matters
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at WYDM

As it is pronounced using its individual letters, WYDM is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are spoken like words.

When used to mean "What You Doing Man?" or "What You Doing Mate?," WYDM plays the role of an interrogative sentence (i.e., a question). However, even when used as a question, it is commonly seen without a question mark.

Example of WYDM Used in a Text

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