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Graff vs Graffiti - What's the difference?

graff | graffiti |

As nouns the difference between graff and graffiti

is that graff is (slang) graffiti while graffiti is (chiefly|uncountable) a form of vandalism involving painting text or images in public places.

As verbs the difference between graff and graffiti

is that graff is while graffiti is to create such images.

graff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) Graffiti.
  • (obsolete) A steward; an overseer.
  • * John Knox
    • [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or graff , and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • * {{quote-book, year=, author=Francois Rabelais, title=Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book IV., chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Truly, said Pantagruel, if I live to go home--which I hope will be speedily, God willing--I'll set off and graff some in my garden in Touraine, by the banks of the Loire, and will call them bon-Christian or good-Christian pears, for I never saw better Christians than are these good Papimans.}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1831, author=William Stewart Rose, title=Orlando Furioso, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=For where men look for fruit they graff the tree, And study still the rising plant to train; And artist uses to refine the gold Designed by him the precious gem to hold.}} ----

    graffiti

    English

    Alternative forms

    * graffito

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chiefly, uncountable) A form of vandalism involving painting text or images in public places.
  • (chiefly, uncountable) A form of art involving painting text or images in public places.
  • (archaeology, countable) Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.

    • Synonyms

    * (archaeology) cave painting * (art) street art * (vandalism) defacement

    See also

    * sgraffito

    Usage notes

    * There is no universal singular form to denote a single piece of graffiti. In archaeology, and occasionally elsewhere, graffito is used, reflecting the Italian singular. There is some non-standard usage of graffitus, as though it were Latin (compare focus, plural foci); graffitum, also Latin sounding; and itself, unmodified. * There is no clear dividing line between graffiti that constitutes art and that consitutes vandalism; in cases where this word may be misinterpreted, consider using a synonym.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To create such images

    • See also

    * deface * graffiti art * hip-hop * tagging * vandalism English disputed terms English words affected by prescriptivism ----