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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Italian
Origin: graffiare 'to make marks in a surface'

graffiti

 noun
     
graf‧fi‧ti [uncountable]
rude, humorous, or political writing and pictures on the walls of buildings, trains etc:
The walls are daubed with graffiti.
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