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
Danijela	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Chiquita	[tʃi'ki:tə]
Alkippe	-	Greek Mythology
Narcissa	nar-SIS-ə (English)	Late Roman
Jaka	-	Slovene
Saana	-	Finnish