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ransom note effect

ransom note effect noun: the unprofessional appearance of a document that uses too many different typefaces.

Noun

ransom note effect (plural ransom note effects)

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

Forms of ransom note effect

pluralransom note effects

Origin of ransom note effect

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

Questions about ransom note effect

What does ransom note effect mean?
Ransom note effect means the unprofessional appearance of a document that uses too many different typefaces.
What part of speech is ransom note effect?
Ransom note effect is a noun.
What is the plural of ransom note effect?
The plural of ransom note effect is ransom note effects.

Words near ransom note effect in the dictionary

  1. Ransley
  2. Ransleys
  3. Ransohan
  4. ransom
  5. Ransom County
  6. ransom note effect
  7. ransom note effects
  8. ransom strip
  9. ransom strips
  10. ransomable
  11. Ransome

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