snail mail
noun [U] informal humorousDefinition
› letters or messages that are not sent by email, but in the post: We agreed the deal online, but we'll have to wait for snail mail to get the paperwork.The postal system
(Definition of snail mail noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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