mash note

mash note
noun
: a usually sentimental or effusive note or letter expressing affection for the recipient

blink at mash notes the girls send to each other — Bill Barker

wrote him mash notes with fake names signed to them — Ring Lardner

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n. informal a letter that expresses infatuation with or gushing appreciation of someone
Origin:
late 19th cent.: from slang mash ‘infatuation’ + note

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noun, pl ⋯ notes [count]
US informal : a note or letter that expresses love or affection for the person who receives it

Her glowing review of his performance reads like a mash note from a lovesick fan.


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