"grim-gram" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grim-grams [plural]
Etymology: grim + -gram Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grim|gram}} grim + -gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} grim-gram (plural grim-grams)
  1. (US, colloquial, historical) The "Violence Week in Review" cable sent from the US embassy in El Salvador, listing the names of killed and missing persons. Tags: US, colloquial, historical
    Sense id: en-grim-gram-en-noun-IlrLB2zW Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gram

Inflected forms

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