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over the transom

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over the transom

(hyphenated if used before a noun) Without prior agreement, consent, or arrangement; unsolicited or uninvited. Said especially of written works submitted for publication or consideration. My biggest task as an intern was sorting through and usually disposing of amateur works that came over the transom. I could tell the poor kid needed a job, but all I could do was stick his application in with all the other over-the-transom applications.

See also: transom

over the transom

Without being agreed to; unsolicited: They even publish a few manuscripts that come in over the transom.

See also: transom