green-ink letter

noun
/ˌɡɹiːn.ɪŋk ˈlɛtə/UK/ˌɡɹin.ɪŋk ˈlɛtɚ/US

Etymology

See green-ink brigade.

Definitions

  1. A letter written to a newspaper editor, politician, etc., expressing eccentric views

    A letter written to a newspaper editor, politician, etc., expressing eccentric views; such a letter is often stereotyped as being handwritten in green ink, characterized by the frequent use of capital letters and underlining, and lengthy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for green-ink letter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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