graffito

/ɡrəˈfitoʊ/
noun
  1. A single piece of writing or drawing scratched or sprayed on a wall or other surface in a public place.
    • The museum wall had a single graffito of a bird in blue spray paint.
    • The teacher asked the student to clean the graffito from the school's bathroom wall.
    • Archaeologists found a Roman graffito carved into the stone of the ancient temple.
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