fan mail
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fan mail
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Views have slipped, Welker Farms’ most lucrative partnership dried up, and it has been a week since their last piece of fan mail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Dame Shirley Bassey has revealed she will no longer be replying to fan mail - after having hand surgery.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
She received fan mail from around the world, some of the letters are in the exhibition.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
Direct contact with public figures was quite difficult — even fan mail was read and sorted by publicity departments and secretaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
Marina also worked at answering her steady stream of fan mail.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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