sans sheriff

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Definition

The typographic equivalent of lawlessness—using fonts with reckless disregard for hierarchy, readability, or anyone's eyeballs. A document written in pure sans sheriff is destined for the trash bin faster than you can say 'Comic Sans.'

Example Usage

He submitted his CV in four different fonts at varying sizes with no visual structure—total sans sheriff disaster.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sans%20sheriff&defid=14039238)

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