poison-pen letter

A letter that contains malicious statements or accusations about the recipient or another party. Shortly after announcing his candidacy, he received an anonymous poison-pen letter attacking his platform.

poison-pen letter

A letter, usually anonymous, that makes malicious statements about the recipient or a third party. For example, She told the police about the poison-pen letters, but they said they couldn't pursue the matter . [Early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tine (2)	-	Slovene
Clematis	klə-MAT-is	English (Rare)
HÈCtor	-	Catalan
Urbanus	-	Late Roman, Biblical Latin
Anah	-	Biblical
Rod	RAHD	English