| 100% | DMS | 3 | Contacts privately on X, for short |
| 80% | DMS | 3 | Contacts privately on Facebook, for short |
| 75% | DMED | 4 | Contacted privately on social media, for short |
| 66% | DMS | 3 | Contacts privately on X, say (Abbr.) |
| 62% | DMS | 3 | Contacts privately online, for short |
| 57% | DMS | 3 | Chats with privately on Facebook, for short |
| 56% | DMING | 5 | Contacting on Twitter, for short |
| 54% | RTS | 3 | What shares on X used to be called, for short |
| 50% | DMS | 3 | Contacts privately on Insta |
| 50% | DMED | 4 | Contacted privately on TikTok |
| 50% | DMS | 3 | Contacts privately on Twitter, briefly |
| 50% | DMS | 3 | Contacts privately on Instagram, briefly |
| 49% | DMS | 3 | Contacts privately on social media, briefly |
| 49% | DMED | 4 | Contacted privately on social media, informally |
| 49% | DMED | 4 | Contacted privately on social media, briefly |
| 48% | DMED | 4 | Contacted privately, on social media |
| 48% | IMED | 4 | Contacted someone on one's "Buddy List" on AOL, for short |
| 45% | BOT | 3 | Automated account on X, for example |
| 45% | BCC | 3 | Privately keep on an email thread, for short |
| 44% | ANON | 4 | Mr. X, for short |
| 44% | CMD | 3 | Command prompt for short on PCs |
| 43% | CMON | 4 | Short for come on |
| 43% | IMED | 4 | Contacted over Slack, for short |
| 42% | FRAT | 4 | A brotherhood, for short, often found on colleges |
| 42% | HIRE | 4 | Obtain something for short term usage on rent |
| 42% | MAC | 3 | Computer running OS X, for short |
| 41% | DMING | 5 | Chatting privately with, for short |
| 41% | ADS | 3 | Commercials on TV, for short |
| 41% | ETC | 3 | And so on, for short |
| 41% | ENTO | 4 | Course on insects, for short |