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[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Bite: To copy another writer’s work.
at bite, v.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Burn: To paint [graffiti] exceptionally well.
at burn, v.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Bomb, cane, destroy, kill: To completely cover something in graffiti.
at cane, v.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Bomb, cane, destroy, kill: To completely cover something in graffiti.
at destroy, v.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Dry, lame, wak: Something which is bad or of substandard quality.
at dry, adj.4
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture 209: A ‘dub’ a relatively simplistic graffiti form.
at dub, n.10
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xii: Pay one’s dues: To show one’s dedication through a full and active illegal career.
at pay one’s dues (v.) under dues, n.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xii: Tagging, hitting, getting up: Writing one’s name or signature.
at get up, v.1
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Jock: A sycophant or wannabe.
at jock, n.1
[UK] N. MacDonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Bomb, cane, destroy, kill: To completely cover something in graffiti.
at kill, v.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Dry, lame, wak: Something which is bad or of substandard quality.
at lame, adj.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xii: Shout out: To thank or acknowledge someone.
at shout out, v.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Catch tags: To tag one’s name here and there.
at catch tags (v.) under tag, n.3
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xii: Toy: A young, inexperienced or artistically incompetent writer.
at toy, v.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xi: Dry, lame, wak: Something which is bad or of substandard quality.
at wack, adj.
[UK] N. Macdonald Graffiti Subculture xii: Writer: Someone who writes graffiti. A member of the subculture.
at writer, n.
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