Graffiti
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| - | ''Graffiti'' stems from the Latin "graffito", meaning "scratch." It shares etymological roots with "[[grave]]" (from a word meaning ditch, or a scratch in the earth) and "graft" (a means of joining limbs via a cut): death and life from a scratch. | + | ''Graffiti'', Italian "scratch," shares etymological roots with "[[grave]]" (from a word meaning ditch, or a scratch in the earth) and "graft" (a means of joining limbs via a cut): death and life from a scratch. |
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graffiti fku 1. To place a new message atop an older message. 2. A territorial marker most often akin to stale urine; piss on walls.
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DesiderataGraffiti, Italian "scratch," shares etymological roots with "grave" (from a word meaning ditch, or a scratch in the earth) and "graft" (a means of joining limbs via a cut): death and life from a scratch.
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