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calligraffiti en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kəˌlɪɡ.ɹəˈfiː.ti/

Etymology

Blend of calligraphy + graffiti.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Beautiful or masterfully made graffiti.
    • Showcases the author's creation of calligraffiti, which combines graffiti and calligraphy, through a collection of pieces that he has done for clients and exhibitions. 2010, Niels Shoe Meulman, Adam Eeuwens, Calligraffiti: The Graphic Art of Niels Shoe Meulman:
    • The words were written in a hurried, unaccomplished new world hand, unlike the calligraffiti that honors the bricks of warehouses and the concrete of overpasses elsewhere in Europe […] 1995, H. L. Hix, Spirits hovering over the ashes: legacies of postmodern theory, page 48: