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poison pen

[poi-zuhn-pen] / ˈpɔɪ zənˈpɛn /


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Razor sharp and rhythmically complex, it's both a poison pen letter to his detractors, and a love letter to Los Angeles' hip-hop culture.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2024

Paul jokes he picked people who “maybe have a bit more of a poison pen than I would.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2021

“Do your homework in the future before your poison pen releases more disinformation. Remember, not all of the crew was interviewed.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2019

Thanksgiving is coming up, and we have a layover both ways, so that means there’ll be four magazines waiting for his poison pen, and I’d really not rather fight about this during the holidays.

From Slate Nov. 24, 2015

“Our aunt and our great-grandma should be rocking on this porch together. Not sending poison pen letters back and forth through you.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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