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Modern abbreviation

M4W, W4M, M4M, W4W

Man for woman, woman for man, man for man, woman for woman


Codes placed at the start of an online personal to show who is writing and who they are looking for.

TypeModern abbreviation
Stands forMan for woman, woman for man, man for man, woman for woman
Documented by2005, Craigslist guide to personals acronyms

History

These codes are most associated with Craigslist, which began in 1995 as an email list, became a website in 1996, and closed its US personals on March 22, 2018. They did the job that the nineteenth-century ad did in prose: say who is writing, and to whom. We have not found a reliable date for their first use.

Today

On AseeksB, who you are writing to is set directly: posters choose the audience for each post by gender and age range, and Supporters can add distance.

Related terms

SWFISOWill the lady who

How to cite this entry

“M4W, W4M, M4M, W4W.” The Personals Dictionary, AseeksB, 2026, https://www.aseeksb.com/dictionary/m4w.html.
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