noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
2. 2
   a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls wordnet
3. 3
   A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense. rare

   "One officer got out to inspect the graffito."

Synonyms

All synonyms

graffitigraffitus

Example

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"One officer got out to inspect the graffito."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian graffito.

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