griffonnage — meaning in English

English meaning

• doodle verb To draw or scribble absent-mindedly, usually while thinking about something else.
• scrawl noun Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
• scribble verb To write or draw quickly and carelessly.

Senses

griffonnage is used for these senses in English:

• chicken scratch (informal, idiom) Cramped or illegible handwriting.
• doodle A small mindless sketch, etc.
• scrawl Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.
• scribble Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing

doodle — full definition

1. verb To draw or scribble absent-mindedly, usually while thinking about something else.
2. noun A small, careless sketch made without much thought or purpose.

scrawl — full definition

1. noun Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
2. noun A hastily or carelessly written note etc.
3. noun Writing that lacks literary merit.
4. noun A broken branch of a tree.

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