Graff

//ɡɹɑːf// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of graft. alt-of, alternative, archaic
  2. 2
    A steward; an overseer. obsolete, uncountable
  3. 3
    Clipping of graffiti. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable
  4. 4
    Alternative form of graf (“paragraph”). alt-of, alternative, slang

    "Were I not hooked-up, and old enough to be her father, I'd be stalking Alyssa Rosenberg because of the following graff:[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of graft. alt-of, alternative, archaic

    "Truly, said Pantagruel, if I live to go home--which I hope will be speedily, God willing--I'll set off and graff some in my garden in Touraine, by the banks of the Loire, and will call them bon-Christian or good-Christian pears, for I never saw better Christians than are these good Papimans."

  2. 2
    Clipping of graffiti abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

    "Just two days ago, I had graffed a piece with my crew and went to Sunrise High School."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
graff up

Example

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"Truly, said Pantagruel, if I live to go home--which I hope will be speedily, God willing--I'll set off and graff some in my garden in Touraine, by the banks of the Loire, and will call them bon-Christian or good-Christian pears, for I never saw better Christians than are these good Papimans."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Older variant of graft, q.v.

Etymology 2

From German Graf (“count”).

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