The linguistic
morpheme "-gram" is also found at the end of words in
combining forms to give the names of variants on the personally delivered message. These
novelty telegrams are generally designed to amuse or embarrass the recipient. The message deliverers are mostly hired through a specialist commercial
agency. Examples include the kissogram, strippergram,
Gorillagram, etc.
Kissogram A
kissogram, also called
kissagram or
kiss-a-gram The message deliverers are typically young women who are dressed in provocative clothing. The term "kissogram" was used in the TV program
Doctor Who during the early 2010s to describe the profession of
The Doctor's companion
Amy Pond, who appeared in a sexy kissogram version of a police officer's uniform that included a tight blouse and a very short skirt.
Stripogram A
stripogram or
strippergram is a form of message delivery in which a
stripper will perform a
striptease while singing or dancing. This type of entertainment became popular in the 1970s in the US and spread to Europe during the 1980s. By the 1990s corporate strip-o-gram work, in which a stripper performs for clients in their workplace, was making up a significant part of the striptease business for novelty telegram services in the US. A strippergram performer often wears a specific outfit for the job, for example a schoolgirl's uniform. Strippergrams are hired for events such as
batchelor parties.
Bikinigram A
bikinigram or
bikini-gram is a message delivered by a bikini-clad young woman. ==References==