snail mail

noun

any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service

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email is much faster than snail mail

• Ant: ↑electronic mail, ↑e-mail, ↑email

• Hypernyms: ↑mail, ↑mail service, ↑postal service, ↑post

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noun

1. : mail delivered by a postal system

2. : mail II,3a

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Facetious. physical delivery of mail, as contrasted with electronic mail. Also called s-mail.

[1980-85]

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snail mail noun (facetious)

Normal, in contrast to electronic, mail

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Main Entry: ↑snail

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snail mail UK US noun [uncountable] computing

letters that are sent by post This expression is used mainly by people writing emails .

Thesaurus: post office and post_hyponym

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snail mail «snayl mayl», Informal

1. regular postal service.

2. mail sent using this system.

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n. informal the ordinary postal system as opposed to electronic mail

■ correspondence sent using the postal system

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noun [noncount]

informal + humorous : ordinary mail that is delivered by a postal system : mail that is not e-mail

She still uses snail mail for paying bills.

I can be contacted by e-mail and snail mail.

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ˈsnail mail [snail mail] noun uncountable (informal, humorous)

used especially by people who use email to describe the system of sending letters by ordinary mail