SWM
Texting & Internet Slang abbreviation · Dating and Relationship
| Stands for | Single white male |
|---|---|
| Categories | Texting & Internet Slang |
SWM stands for Single white male, a dating and relationship abbreviation.
Personal-ad shorthand in which the advertiser describes himself by relationship status, race and gender. Common in classified personals in newspapers and alternative weeklies before online dating.
Example: SWM, 28, enjoys hiking, cooking and old movies, seeks kind woman.
Usage notes
Part of a compact code system (S for single, D for divorced, W for widowed, followed by race and gender letters) that saved money when ads were priced by the word. Online dating profiles replaced most of these codes with checkboxes and filters.
Related abbreviations
More dating and relationship abbreviations
- BAE – Babe or baby (backronym: before anyone else)
- BB – Baby (term of endearment)
- BBY – Baby (term of endearment)
- BF – Boyfriend
- DF – Dear fiancé
- DINK – Dual income, no kids
- DTR – Define the relationship
- ENM – Ethical non-monogamy
- FBO – Facebook official
- FH – Future husband
- GF – Girlfriend
- GNSD – Good night, sweet dreams