sailmail

Swiftly delivered mail

The sailmail arrived in next to no time.

by Hercolena Oliver December 30, 2008

snailmail

A popular phrase on the Internet for mail services provided by the U.S. Postal Service and similar agencies in other countries. The term has its origins in the fact that regular postal mail is slow compared with e-mail.

I would prefer the picture per e-mail, but if you have no scanner, send me a snailmail.

by Igor November 25, 2003