"letterhack" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: letterhacks [plural]
Etymology: From letter + hack. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|letter|hack}} letter + hack Head templates: {{en-noun}} letterhack (plural letterhacks)
  1. (dated, fandom slang) A fan who is a prolific writer of letters to periodicals. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Fans (people) Synonyms: epistolarian, loccer
    Sense id: en-letterhack-en-noun-xX~7cjfu Disambiguation of Fans (people): 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: lifestyle

Verb [English]

Forms: letterhacks [present, singular, third-person], letterhacking [participle, present], letterhacked [participle, past], letterhacked [past]
Etymology: From letter + hack. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|letter|hack}} letter + hack Head templates: {{en-verb}} letterhack (third-person singular simple present letterhacks, present participle letterhacking, simple past and past participle letterhacked)
  1. (dated, fandom slang) To write letters to periodicals very frequently. Tags: dated, slang Holonyms: fanac
    Sense id: en-letterhack-en-verb-We9QvWLQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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