English Explanatory Dictionary

ransom note effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The unprofessional appearance of a document that uses too many different typefaces.

Word forms

ransom note effect ransom note effects

Etymology

In reference of the practice of assembling ransom demands from letters cut out of newspapers, to conceal the sender's handwriting.

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