snail mail

noun

Definition of snail mail

1 informal : mail delivered by a postal system especially when contrasted with email : mail sense 1a I avoid using e-mail to complain. I use the phone or old-fashioned snail mail.— Arlene Silverman

2 informal : a nation's postal system : mail sense 2 The others have taken the traditional route: sending checks by snail mail.— Stephen Gandel

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Synonyms for snail mail

Synonyms

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

Examples of snail mail in a Sentence

She still uses snail mail for paying bills. I can be contacted by e-mail and snail mail.

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