snail mail
noun
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
Arlene Silverman2
informal
: a nation's postal system : mail sense 2
The others have taken the traditional route: sending checks by snail mail.—Stephen Gandel
Stephen GandelExamples 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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Be wary of mailbox communications: Bad actors may also try to scam you through snail mail.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
When Medicaid agencies rely on outdated methods like snail mail and email, critical information gets lost.
—Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Frey said that given the decline of snail mail and USPS consolidation, the agency might become more willing to give it up.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Loan servicers will also send multiple notices — by email, snail mail or phone — to borrowers who are delinquent and increasingly at risk of going into default, Buchanan says.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
When Medicaid agencies rely on outdated methods like snail mail and email, critical information gets lost.
—Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Frey said that given the decline of snail mail and USPS consolidation, the agency might become more willing to give it up.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Loan servicers will also send multiple notices — by email, snail mail or phone — to borrowers who are delinquent and increasingly at risk of going into default, Buchanan says.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snail%20mail. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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