AIM

See also: aim, -aim, -aím, and áim

English

Proper noun

AIM

1. Initialism of Agape International Missions.
2. (ESA, space science) Initialism of Asteroid Impact Mission.
3. (Internet, historical, 1997–2017) Initialism of AOL Instant Messenger.
4. (NASA, space science) Initialism of Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, a NASA satellite.
5. (UK, finance) AIM, the secondary stock market of the London Stock Exchange; formerly an initialism of Alternative Investment Market.

   Coordinate term: Main Market

6. Initialism of American Indian Movement.
   • 2018, Tommy Orange, “Interlude”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 136:

     There are Schimmel Sister stickers, and Navajo Nation stickers, Cherokee Nation stickers, Idle No More, and AIM flags duct-taped to antennas.

Noun

AIM (plural AIMs)

1. (US, military) Acronym of air intercept missile.

   Coordinate terms: AAM, SAM, ASM, SSM, SRAAM, MRAAM, IRAAM, LRAAM, SM

Verb

AIM (third-person singular simple present AIMs, present participle AIMing, simple past and past participle AIMed)

1. (ambitransitive, Internet, historical, informal) To talk to (someone) via the instant messaging service AIM (AOL Instant Messenger; 1997–2017); to send (someone) a message via this service.
   • 1998 July 14, The Unholy Priest Rubicant, “My God, no!!”, in alt.games.final-fantasy‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 July 2026:

     Um, alrighty then. Marcus likes me, we AIMed earlier and had really good cybersex. =Þ

   • 1999 January 28, Kim Wild, “AOL Friends/Chat/Support”, in alt.med.fibromyalgia‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 July 2026:

     I am not on AOL but I do have AIM. My AIM name is sparkieee2 so whenever I am on, feel free to AIM me.

   • 2004 February 23, kitznegari thinks it has wings, “lost yet another "friend" today.”, in alt.support.shyness‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 July 2026:

     anyway. that's why i lost another friend. because i told him all of that. he's certain not to talk to me again. wait, he just AIMed me.

Anagrams

• ima, IAM, I'ma, I'm'a, IMA, I'm a, mai, I am, Ima, Mai, AMI, Ima', MAI, mia, I'm a', i'ma, i'm'a, MIA, Mia, I'm-a