dead letter

a dead letter is a letter that has never been delivered because the person to whom it was written cannot be found, and it also cannot be returned to the person who wrote it

if u send a letter and the person dont get it and u dont get it back

dead letter by gashford April 9, 2004

dead letter

A letter that has died.

E - "Did you hear that R has passed away?"

Jonny Woss - "Weawy? I didn't like him much anyway."

Hence the dead letter.

dead letter by leeful November 17, 2006

dead letter

a law or agreement that is no longer effective

blah blah Dead Letter blah I am not coming up with an example just for the sake of submitting this

dead letter by Mysty255 May 31, 2024

dead letter office 

An institution within post where letters with no adresee are collected and opened in order to trace the adresee. If they remain unknown, the letters are burnt.

She was depressed, working in a dead letter office, reading all that stuff people write just to find out there is no one who will eventually receive these letters.

dead letter office by necrotism June 11, 2006

Dead Letter Circus 

Dead Letter Circus are an Australian rock quartet, formed in 2005. As of December 2009, they have released two EP's, 'Dead Letter Circus - EP' and 'Next In Line - EP'.

DLC receive medium rotation on popular alternative radio station Triple J.

Festival Junkie 1: Hey, you're going to the Open Arms Festival next week, right?

Festival Junkie 2: Dude, Dead Letter Circus are playing. OF COURSE I'm going!

Random Stoner: DLC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dead Letter Circus by TripleJ.net.au December 8, 2009

dead letterbox 

A prearranged place for a swap or drop of information or goods. Particularly common usage with Spies or drug dealers.

"The Microfilm was left at the dead letterbox as arranged. We can now release the prisoner."

dead letterbox by Andy 696969 October 17, 2006

dead letterbox 

Where a letter ends up when it is undelieverable, by postal definition], the dead letterbox.

I can't deliever this letter so stick it in the dead letterbox.

dead letterbox by mspenguin November 1, 2006