S.W.A.L.K.

For the 1971 movie, aka S.W.A.L.K. or Sealed With A Loving Kiss, see Melody (1971 film).
S.W.A.K. on the back of a letter c. 1942

S.W.A.L.K. was a World War II postal acronym usually seen on a letter sent back home from the frontline. It stands for "sealed with a loving kiss" and is one of several acronyms that seemingly originated during the Second World War. A variant is S.W.A.K., sealed with a kiss.[1]

See also

Look up SWALK in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

  1. ↑ Detzer, David (1977). Thunder of the captains: the short summer in 1950. Crowell. p. 34. ISBN 0-690-01202-0.


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