Definitions

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  • noun A form of graffiti that is scratched into a surface, rather than drawn or painted.

Etymologies

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Blend of scratch and graffiti

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Examples

  • Sometime this week I'll need to get groceries but for today we're getting by on scratchiti all the leftover varieties of pasta go into one pot and leftovers.

    25 to Life 2009

  • Sometime this week I'll need to get groceries but for today we're getting by on scratchiti all the leftover varieties of pasta go into one pot and leftovers.

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  • Sometime this week I'll need to get groceries but for today we're getting by on scratchiti all the leftover varieties of pasta go into one pot and leftovers.

    Plenty of Nothing: 2008

  • You need to be a member of the working group in order to stall it. reply scratchiti

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  • That being said, I could see links working for non-fiction. reply scratchiti

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  • Just needs to be a $69.99 plan or better, I think reply scratchiti

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  • What looks at first like scratchiti on the windows turns out to be evidence of one of her granddaughters spelling out her name with her diamond to see that it was real.

    NYT > Home Page By J. DAVID GOODMAN 2010

  • What looks at first like scratchiti on the windows turns out to be evidence of one of her granddaughters spelling out her name with her diamond to see that it was real.

    NYT > Home Page By J. DAVID GOODMAN 2010

  • The scratchiti artist who got busted after a fellow commuter on the N train snapped a cellphone picture of him and sent into police had some harsh words for the informant.

    Gothamist 2008

  • July 31st, 2009 at 5: 55 am PDT can i buy it for $9 and pretend i ‘m michael arrington? scratchiti

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  • Technically this wasn’t graffiti but “scratchiti,” yet the writers honored her with their awe.

    When Art Talks Back: Jonathan Lethem on Graffiti As Visual and Written Expression Jonathan Lethem 2024

  • Technically this wasn’t graffiti but “scratchiti,” yet the writers honored her with their awe.

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  • "(skra.CHEE.tee) n. A form of graffiti in marks are etched into windows and other glass surfaces (scratch + graffiti). Also: scratchitti."

    - Source: Word Spy

    "A form of graffiti in which markings are etched into hard surfaces."

    - Source: Urban Dictionary

    March 22, 2011