"jingle mail" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jingle mail (uncountable)
  1. (neologism) The practice of posting one's house keys back to the mortgage company because of negative equity or inability to pay mortgage investments. Tags: neologism, uncountable
    Sense id: en-jingle_mail-en-noun-knOVyxL- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms

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