answer on a postcard

noun

A brief answer or opinion.

“John sent me a three-page report when I just wanted an answer on a postcard.”

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Meanings

nounanswer on a postcard (plural answers on a postcard or answers on postcards)

plural answers on a postcard · plural answers on postcards

  1. idiomaticA brief answer or opinion.

    John sent me a three-page report when I just wanted an answer on a postcard.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, on, a, postcard.
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answer on a postcard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answer%20on%20a%20postcard

MLA

“answer on a postcard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answer%20on%20a%20postcard. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “answer on a postcard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answer%20on%20a%20postcard.

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