mash note

noun

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

Examples of mash note in a Sentence

Her glowing review of his performance reads like a mash note from a lovesick fan.
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But this album is even more a celebration of memory, with plenty of current happiness thrown in too — as if his recollections about his Liverpool boyhood and his contemporary mash notes to his wife, Nancy Shevell, occupied adjacent spots on his personal timeline. Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026 Thank goodness for the cheat sheet, er, mash note, from the chef. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023 Unbeknownst to her, however, these miniature mash notes aren't just disappearing into the void. A.a. Dowd, Chron, 5 May 2023 If Jet Runway Café is owner Mike Linder’s love letter to aviation and YOT Bar & Kitchen is his mash note to the sea, then his newest restaurant, South PMP, is securely on terra firma. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mash note was in 1890

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“Mash note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash%20note. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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