毒どく筆ひつ

noun

vicious pen; poison pen

Refers to writing that is malicious, slanderous, or sharply critical, often in journalism or literature. The word itself is somewhat literary and not an everyday term.

• 彼かれの毒どく筆ひつは多おおくの政せい治じ家かを震ふるえ上あがらせた。

  His poison pen made many politicians tremble.

• そのコラムニストは毒どく筆ひつで知しられている。

  That columnist is known for his vicious pen.