glossletter
/ˈɡlɒsˌlɛtə/nounVerified NewThe cover letter written in a fictional dialect — perfect enthusiasm, flawless fit — that no reader has ever believed.
"I have long admired" does its work by being unremarkable: the letter is a handshake performed in prose. Everyone writes the gloss, everyone reads past it, and removing it from applications feels transgressive anyway.
Etym. — gloss + letter: the coat of shine applied to the application's first page.
Rel. — cvtribute · datesmudge
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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