English Explanatory Dictionary

chain letter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A letter that can be mailed successively to different recipients, with each recipient ostensibly (but sometimes sarcastically) being instructed in the body of the letter to mail the letter to another person or persons.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chain letter.wav

Word forms

chain letter chain letters

Related words

chain mail spam
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