green-ink letter
(chiefly, Britain) 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 freq
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(chiefly, Britain) 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.
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