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yarn bombing en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A form of graffiti or street art which involves colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn.
    • It is believed 'yarnbombing' originated in Texas, America, with knitters trying to find a creative way to use their leftover and unfinished projects, but it has since spread worldwide. 2011 August 18, “Tree-mendous: The astonishing cobweb 'yarnbombing' that took graffiti knitter three months”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2023:

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Synonyms

guerrilla knitting · graffiti knitting · yarnstorming

yarn bombing en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of yarn bomb
    form of yarn bomb

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