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messy note

[/ˈmɛsi noʊt/]
nounpl: messy notes
anotação bagunçada
1. A hastily written or disorganized written record or annotation, often difficult to read or understand due to poor handwriting, unclear organization, or lack of structure
The student's messy notes made it impossible to study for the exam.
As anotações bagunçadas do aluno tornaram impossível estudar para a prova.
2. A brief written reminder or message that is cluttered or untidy in appearance
I left a messy note on the refrigerator reminding everyone about dinner.
Deixei uma anotação bagunçada na geladeira lembrando a todos sobre o jantar.
NYC Slang
chicken scratch note
Synonyms
scribbled notesloppy notedisorganized notehasty notechicken scratch
Antonyms
neat noteorganized notetidy notelegible note

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
anotação bagunçada
most common usage in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
anotação desorganizada
informal, colloquial variant
São Paulo
nota desorganizada
alternative form used in SP
Portugal
anotação confusa
Portuguese variant, more formal

Related Idioms & Phrases

take messy notes
leave a messy note
decipher messy notes
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