snail mail

snail mail

noun

Definition of SNAIL MAIL

communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system <even though she has an e-mail account, she still prefers to send snail mail>

Synonyms correspondence, matter, parcel post, post [chiefly British], snail mail

Related Words airmail, airpost, certified mail, registered mail, rural delivery, rural free delivery, special delivery, special handling; direct mail, junk mail, mailer; card, dispatch, epistle, letter, message, missive, note, postal card, postcard, printed matter; bundle, package, shipment