Whisper

What is a whisper in online chat and gaming?

Private message

A whisper is a private message (or PM). Primarily, gamers use whispers to communicate privately with each other while playing a multiplayer game, such as an MMORPG or MOBA.

The live-streaming platform Twitch and social platform Discord also refer to private messages as whispers. Twitch and Discord users can send each other whispers instead of communicating in a channel or server's public chat.

Example

Whisper me and I'll send you the deets
A Reddit post announcing Twitch's whisper feature
A Reddit post announcing Twitch's whisper feature

Related Slang

PMPrivate message
DMDirect message
wspWhisper
FLFriend List
LFPLooking for party
LFGLooking for group
LTPLet's talk privately
WTGPWant to go private

Categories

Online Chat
Online Gaming
Updated December 30, 2022

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