green-ink letter

English

Etymology

See green-ink brigade.

Pronunciation

Noun

green-ink letter (plural green-ink letters)

  1. (chiefly British) 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.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Michael Quinion (April 5, 2003) “Green-ink letter”, in World Wide Words.
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