What does "grim-gram" mean?

The "Violence Week in Review" cable sent from the US embassy in El Salvador, listing the names of killed and missing persons.

How do you pronounce "grim-gram"?

Pronounced //ˈɡɹɪmˌɡɹæm//.

//ˈɡɹɪmˌɡɹæm// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
The "Violence Week in Review" cable sent from the US embassy in El Salvador, listing the names of killed and missing persons. US, colloquial, historical
"She peeks into the tallies of the weekly "grim-grams" that the U.S. embassy in San Salvador sends to Washington."

"She peeks into the tallies of the weekly "grim-grams" that the U.S. embassy in San Salvador sends to Washington."

From grim + -gram.

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