day letter

noun

1. a telegram having a limited number of words and sent slower and cheaper than a regular telegram.

Word History and Origins

Origin of day letter¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The court heard he shared a "Punish a Muslim Day" letter, in which readers were encouraged to "butcher a Muslim" for 500 points, remove a woman's headscarf for 25 points and bomb a mosque for 1,000 points.

From BBC

A New Year's Day letter from nine unsatisfied conservative Republican lawmakers, posted on Twitter, said "there continue to be missing specific commitments with respect to virtually every component of our entreaties."

From Reuters

He would fall silent for months, and then a long Mother’s Day letter would arrive, or he would call from a pay phone.

From New York Times

He signed an Inauguration Day letter, along with 16 other House Republican freshmen, pledging to work with Biden.

From Slate

A mother whose eight-year-old daughter posted a Father's Day letter addressed to her dad in heaven said she was overwhelmed when it was returned to her by a postman.

From BBC