单词 | mash note |
释义 | > as lemmasmash note Designating a letter or other communication expressing infatuation or extravagant admiration, esp. one sent by a stranger. Frequently in mash note. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > letter sent between lovers love lettera1525 capon1598 love-libel1602 love line1609 billet-doux1673 mash note1880 yum-yum1943 1880 D. K. Ranous Jrnl. 12 July in Diary of Daly Débutante (1910) 238 He had what is called a ‘mash letter’ from a schoolgirl fourteen years old. 1890 B. Hall Turnover Club 134 He is greatly afflicted by that dreadful bane of fine-looking actors, yclept the ‘mash note’ in the profession. 1899 Chicago Rec. 7 Jan. 4/6 I was writin' mash notes to myself. 1913 R. W. Chambers Gay Rebellion i. 6 That poem seemed to deal a direct blow at this suffragette strike. Several women subscribers sent in mash notes. 1930 W. R. Burnett Iron Man 85 He gets mash notes by the ton. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 20 Oct. 21/5 An aged Yugoslav awakens her in the mornings with mash phone calls. 2002 Wall Street Jrnl. 28 Mar. a 20/4 I lost count of how many times I started to write a mash letter to University of California's regent Ward Connerly. < as lemmas |
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