pen pal

noun

: a friend made and kept through correspondence

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With so much time apart, the two returned to their pen pal roots. Sydney Wingfield, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025 And just like that… Carrie Bradshaw is back — this time, as an aspiring fiction writer and pen pal to Aidan. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025 At one point, as many as three individuals — including Manson’s grandson, Jason Freeman; Manson’s son, Michael Brunner; and a prison pen pal of Manson’s, Michael Channel — were attempting to take possession of Manson’s body, CNN reported. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025 She was introduced to the case after a friend who worked at an organization that opposed the death penalty encouraged her to volunteer as a pen pal for an inmate on death row, according to The New Yorker. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pen pal

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pen pal was in 1925

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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pen%20pal. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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pen pal

noun
: a friend made and kept through letter-writing

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