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scratchitti

scratchitti noun: a form of graffiti that is scratched or etched into a surface, especially one of glass or plexiglass.

Noun

scratchitti pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A form of graffiti that is scratched or etched into a surface, especially one of glass or plexiglass.
    • Stage 2 is to develop a well-controlled scratchitti removal instrument or tool for manual operation and test it on NYCT rail transit cars.2000, New IDEAS for Transit, page 39
    • The singer seemed somewhat alarmed by my desperate scratchitti but smiled gamely and said he was flattered.2008, Carl Capotorto, Twisted Head: An Italian American Memoir, page 14

Origin of scratchitti

Blend of scratch + graffiti.

Questions about scratchitti

What does scratchitti mean?
Scratchitti means a form of graffiti that is scratched or etched into a surface, especially one of glass or plexiglass.
What part of speech is scratchitti?
Scratchitti is a noun.

Words near scratchitti in the dictionary

  1. scratching together
  2. scratching up
  3. scratchingly
  4. scratchings
  5. scratchiti
  6. scratchitti
  7. scratchless
  8. scratchlike
  9. scratchmark
  10. scratchmarks
  11. scratchpad

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