chain letter

English

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Noun

chain letter (plural chain letters)

1. A letter that is mailed successively to different recipients, with each recipient being instructed in the body of the letter to mail the letter to another person or persons.

Translations

a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients

• Danish: kædebrev (da)
• Dutch: kettingbrief (nl) m
• Finnish: ketjukirje (fi)

• German: Kettenbrief (de) m
• Polish: łańcuszek (pl) m
• Russian: письмо счастья (ru) (pisʹmo sčastʹja) ("happiness/luck letter")
• Swedish: kedjebrev (sv) n

See also

• chain mail
• spam