ˈsnail mail
1Snail mail — or smail (from snail + mail) is a dysphemistic retronym named after the snail with its slow speed used to refer to letters and missives carried by conventional postal delivery services. The phrase refers to the lag time between dispatch of a… …
2Snail-Mail — Snail|mail, Snail Mail [ sneɪlmeɪl ], die; , s [engl. snail mail, eigtl. = Schneckenpost, aus: snail = Schnecke u. mail = Post(sendung)] (oft scherzh.): herkömmliche, nicht elektronische Post. * * * Snail Mail [ sneɪlmeɪl], (auch:) Snail|mail,… …
3snail mail — ➔ mail1 * * * snail mail UK US noun [U] INFORMAL COMMUNICATIONS ► letters or messages that are sent by post rather than by email: by snail mail »Of the 30,000 votes received, only 1,000 came by snail mail …
4Snail-Mail — auch Snail|mail [ sneilmeil] die; , s <zu engl. snail »Schnecke« u. mail »Post(sendung)«> Bez. für die gegenüber der E Mail sehr langsame Briefpost; Schneckenpost …
5snail mail — snail′ mail n. cmp sts physical delivery of mail, as contrasted with electronic mail Also called s mail • Etymology: 1980–85 …
6Snail Mail — [dt. »Schneckenpost«], spöttische Bezeichnung für die gewöhnliche Briefpost, im Gegensatz zur elektronischen Post (E Mail) …
7snail mail — snail ,mail noun uncount COMPUTING letters that are sent by mail. This expression is used mainly by people writing e mails …
8snail mail — n [U] the system of sending letters by post, as opposed to using email used humorously …
9snail mail — ► NOUN informal ▪ the ordinary post as opposed to email …
10snail mail — noun any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service email is much faster than snail mail • Ant: ↑electronic mail, ↑e mail, ↑email • Hypernyms: ↑mail, ↑mail service, ↑postal service, ↑ …
