graffer
n.— «There’s been an explosion of graffiti in the downtown district in New Haven this summer. To the trained eye, it’s not just an part of the urban landscape. Police say, it is often a reflection of what’s going on in the streets below.…Hip-hop graffers, as they’re called, have different styles and it is a vast subculture. » —“Graffiti- art or sign of gang rivalry?” WTNH-TV (New Haven, Connecticut) Ju;y 31, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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