Meaning & use
Buckslip
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A small printed slip of paper inserted loosely into a publication or mailing, typically carrying an advertisement or brief message.
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A buckslip promoting the magazine's subscription deal fell out when she opened the envelope.
The publisher included a buckslip with a discount code inside every catalog.
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The term comes from the direct-mail and publishing industry, where such slips were originally used to pass a small task or note between departments, echoing the idiom 'pass the buck.'
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