Snail 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… … Wikipedia
Snail-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,… … Universal-Lexikon
snail 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 … Financial and business terms
Snail Mail No More — (ISBN 0 340 74432 4) is a book published in 2000 by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin. Snail Mail No More is the sequel to P.S. Longer Letter Later . When Elizabeth goes to visit Tara*Starr she helps Tara*Starr set up an e mail address. After a… … Wikipedia
Snail-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 … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Snail (disambiguation) — Snail may refer to:Animals;Gastropoda *Snail, one of almost all members of the molluscan class Gastropoda which have coiled shells *Cone snail or cone shell (family Conidae), one of the predatory marine snails found in coral reefs *Snail racing,… … Wikipedia
snail mail — snail′ mail n. cmp sts physical delivery of mail, as contrasted with electronic mail Also called s mail • Etymology: 1980–85 … From formal English to slang
Snail Mail — [dt. »Schneckenpost«], spöttische Bezeichnung für die gewöhnliche Briefpost, im Gegensatz zur elektronischen Post (E Mail) … Universal-Lexikon
snail mail — snail ,mail noun uncount COMPUTING letters that are sent by mail. This expression is used mainly by people writing e mails … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snail mail — n [U] the system of sending letters by post, as opposed to using email used humorously … Dictionary of contemporary English
snail mail — ► NOUN informal ▪ the ordinary post as opposed to email … English terms dictionary
