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单词 scratchiti
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Definition of scratchiti in English:

scratchiti

noun skraˈtʃiːtiskraˈCHēdē
mass noun
  • Graffiti that is scratched or etched into a wall or other surface in a public place, rather than drawn or sprayed on.

    a Plexiglas window covered with scratchiti
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Graffiti and scratchiti do very poorly as permanent markers.
    • The plan unveiled yesterday envisions facelifts for nearly 200 stations and an all-out war on the scourge of scratchiti.
    • Scratchiti adds a unique psychological aspect to a town.
    • Unlike spray paint, which can be easily cleaned on today's subway cars, scratchiti and acid etching permanently destroy windows at great cost to the MTA, officials said.
    • Many of the subway cars are designed to be easily cleaned of graffiti (leading to a rise in scratchiti).
    • I hate scratchiti on subway windows, and graffiti on public transit in general.
    • Eager to spread their name across the five boroughs - or maybe just to dilute the boredom of a long bus ride - taggers found that scratchiti was a more permanent way to garner acclaim.
    • In one of the choir stalls in the church at St Cross Hospital, we found some really old scratchiti.
    • He has taken the reliance on razor blades inherent in scratchiti and put it to much more sophisticated and intriguing use.
    • Every window on the train was covered in scratchiti.

Origin

1990s: on the pattern of graffiti.

Definition of scratchiti in US English:

scratchiti

nounskraˈCHēdē
  • Graffiti that is scratched or etched into a wall or other surface in a public place, rather than drawn or sprayed on.

    a Plexiglas window covered with scratchiti
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Eager to spread their name across the five boroughs - or maybe just to dilute the boredom of a long bus ride - taggers found that scratchiti was a more permanent way to garner acclaim.
    • Every window on the train was covered in scratchiti.
    • Many of the subway cars are designed to be easily cleaned of graffiti (leading to a rise in scratchiti).
    • Unlike spray paint, which can be easily cleaned on today's subway cars, scratchiti and acid etching permanently destroy windows at great cost to the MTA, officials said.
    • In one of the choir stalls in the church at St Cross Hospital, we found some really old scratchiti.
    • The plan unveiled yesterday envisions facelifts for nearly 200 stations and an all-out war on the scourge of scratchiti.
    • I hate scratchiti on subway windows, and graffiti on public transit in general.
    • Scratchiti adds a unique psychological aspect to a town.
    • Graffiti and scratchiti do very poorly as permanent markers.
    • He has taken the reliance on razor blades inherent in scratchiti and put it to much more sophisticated and intriguing use.

Origin

1990s: on the pattern of graffiti.

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