candygramn.
/ˈkandɪɡram/, U.S. /ˈkændiˌɡræm/ North American.
A box of candy delivered as a gift with a greeting or message, esp. on Valentine's Day.
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1911 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 20 Dec. 10/6 (advt.) Send a Candygram. Don't write—send a box of chocolates on every occasion of joy, remembrance, congratulation, anticipation and especially the Merry Christmas time.
1970 R. Thorp & R. Blake Music of their Laughter 28/2 We'd call up Western Union and tell them to send a few Candygrams to these addresses.
2007 Philadelphia Feb. 98 The last time you were into Valentine's Day was..when some junior-high hottie slipped you a candygram during homeroom.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1911- to frighten seven bells out of a person
- to frighten to death
- to frighten — bells out of
- to frisk away
- to frisk it
- to frist
- to frist it
- to frivol away
- to frolic it
- to front about
- to frost a person's ass etc
- to frost a person's balls
- to froth over
- to frump off
- to fry a faggot
- to fry a person's brain
- to fry in one's own grease
- to fry out fat
- to fry the fat out of
- to fuck
- to fuck about
- to fuck around
- to fuck off
- to fuck over
- to fuck spiders