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singing telegram

singing telegram noun: a message sent like a telegram, but delivered to the recipient by a performer who sings the message.

Noun

singing telegram (plural singing telegrams)

  1. A message sent like a telegram, but delivered to the recipient by a performer who sings the message.
  2. The performer who sings such a message.
    • As a singing telegram, you may not know what's really going on until you get to your destination and the recipient slams the door in your face or bursts into tears.1995, Sandra Gurvis, The Off-the-Beaten-Path Job Book

Forms of singing telegram

pluralsinging telegrams

Questions about singing telegram

What does singing telegram mean?
Singing telegram means a message sent like a telegram, but delivered to the recipient by a performer who sings the message.
What part of speech is singing telegram?
Singing telegram is a noun.
What is the plural of singing telegram?
The plural of singing telegram is singing telegrams.

Words near singing telegram in the dictionary

  1. singing sands
  2. singing saw
  3. singing saws
  4. singing small
  5. singing soprano
  6. singing telegram
  7. singing telegrams
  8. singing the same tune
  9. singing up
  10. singing voice
  11. singing voices

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