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snail mail
noun
: ordinary mail that is delivered by a postal system : mail that is not e-mail
Full Definition of SNAIL MAIL
1
: mail delivered by a postal system
2
: mail 3
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First Known Use of SNAIL MAIL
1983
Related to SNAIL MAIL
- Synonyms
- correspondence, matter, parcel post, post [chiefly British], mail
Rhymes with SNAIL MAIL
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