snail mail

This page is about the dysphemism snail mail

Meaning

mail sent by a postal service (as opposed to "email")

For example

  • Grandma hasn't got email, so we have to send letters by snail mail.

  • If you send it by snail mail, it'll take over a week to get there.

Quick Quiz

Which would you send by snail mail?

a. a downloaded song

b. a record or DVD

c. a sound file
a) a downloaded song b) a record or DVD c) a sound file

Contributor: Matt Errey