graffiti

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Italian graffiti

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈgɹəˌfiː.ti/, SAMPA: /"gr@%fi:.ti/

[edit] Alternative spellings

• graffito

[edit] Noun

Graffiti on the Berlin Wall, November 1989

graffiti (uncountable)

1. (archaeology, countable) Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.
2. (chiefly uncountable) A form of vandalism involving painted text or images in public places.
3. (chiefly uncountable) Any graffiti art produced as a result of that act of vandalism.

[edit] Verb

to graffiti (third-person singular simple present graffitis, present participle graffitiing, simple past and past participle graffitied)

1. To spray graffiti onto.

[edit] Usage notes

• The singular graffito is preferred for the sense of inscriptions.
• Either graffito or the uncountable graffiti may be heard in the context of vandalism/art. It appears difficult to determine the relative frequency of the two forms in this case, as the singular is rarely used in this context.

[edit] Translations

• Spanish: graffiti es(es) m.

[edit] See also

• deface
• graffiti art
• hip-hop
• tagging
• vandalism

[edit] Finnish

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graffiti

1. graffiti

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[edit] Italian

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graffiti

1. Plural form of graffito.

[edit] Swedish

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graffiti c.

1. graffiti; a form of vandalism involving painted text or images in public places.
2. graffiti; any graffiti art produced as a result of that act of vandalism.