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postbounce
noun
/pohst-faynt/
Definition
To scribble 'Return to Sender' on a piece of mail for a former tenant who moved out five years ago, forcefully thrusting it back into the postbox in a desperate attempt to stop the endless tide of someone else's debt letters.
In use
“I had to postbounce three final demands for the guy who lived here in 2019.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /pohst-faynt/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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