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graffiti

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɡrəˈfiti/ · UK /ɡrəˈfiːti/

graffiti means: Words or pictures put on public walls or other surfaces, usually without permission.

noun

PUBLIC DRAWINGSB2

Words or pictures put on public walls or other surfaces, usually without permission.

  • There is graffiti on the wall.
  • Workers removed graffiti from the bridge.
  • Who sprayed this graffiti outside the school?

Common phrases: graffiti artist, spray graffiti, remove graffiti

verb

MARK SURFACESC1

If you do this, you put words or pictures on a surface, usually without permission.

  • They graffiti walls at night.
  • Someone graffitied our garage door.
  • The gang had graffitied several trains.

How to use it: graffiti something (Someone tried to graffiti the station wall.)

Similar words: deface

Common phrases: graffiti a wall, graffiti a building

Questions about graffiti

What does graffiti mean?

Words or pictures put on public walls or other surfaces, usually without permission.

What is graffiti in other languages?

Türkçe: duvar yazıları · Español: grafiti · Français: graffiti · Deutsch: Graffiti · Italiano: graffiti · 日本語: 落書き

How do you pronounce graffiti?

In American English /ɡrəˈfiti/; in British English /ɡrəˈfiːti/.

How do you use graffiti in a sentence?

There is graffiti on the wall. Workers removed graffiti from the bridge.

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