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grim-gram

/ˈɡɹɪmˌɡɹæm/

grim-gram noun: the "Violence Week in Review" cable sent from the US embassy in El Salvador, listing the names of killed and missing persons.

Noun

grim-gram (plural grim-grams)

  1. (US, colloquial, historical) The "Violence Week in Review" cable sent from the US embassy in El Salvador, listing the names of killed and missing persons.
    • She peeks into the tallies of the weekly "grim-grams" that the U.S. embassy in San Salvador sends to Washington.1983, Time, volume 121, page 40
    • Embassy "Grim-Grams," the weekly reports on human rights abuses, documented the systematic repression of unions […]1991, Clifford Krauss, Inside Central America: its people, politics, and history, page 83

Forms of grim-gram

pluralgrim-grams

Origin of grim-gram

From grim + -gram.

Questions about grim-gram

What does grim-gram mean?
Grim-gram means the "Violence Week in Review" cable sent from the US embassy in El Salvador, listing the names of killed and missing persons.
What part of speech is grim-gram?
Grim-gram is a noun.
How do you pronounce grim-gram?
Grim-gram is pronounced /ˈɡɹɪmˌɡɹæm/.
What is the plural of grim-gram?
The plural of grim-gram is grim-grams.

Words near grim-gram in the dictionary

  1. grim reaper
  2. Grim Reaper paradox
  3. grim reapers
  4. grim trigger
  5. grim triggers
  6. grim-gram
  7. grim-grams
  8. grim-the-collier
  9. grimace
  10. grimaced
  11. grimacer

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