letter bomb

noun

an envelope containing an explosive device designed to detonate when the envelope is opened by the recipient.

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Also called mail bomb.

Origin:
1945–50

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letter bomb

—n
	a thin explosive device inside an envelope, detonated when the envelope is opened

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