slap tag

slap tag
 n.— «Police seized adhesive tags used to spray graffiti on and stick to walls, referred to as “slap tags,” spray can tips, acrylic paints and etching tools in the man’s bedroom.» —“Vandal suspect searched” by Joe Nelson San Bernardino County Sun (California) Aug. 12, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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