vocab

Writers (practitioners of the art of graffiti) are welcome to write to my e-mail with new terms and to correct anything that is in error).

Bite To copy another writer's style.
Bomb Prolific painting or marking with ink.
Buff Any means employed by the authorities to remove graffiti from trains or walls.
To buff To erase.
Burn To beat the competition.
Cap, fat or skinny Interchangeable spraycan nozzles fitted to can to vary width of spray.
Chillin' Being out there and being cool.
Crew Loosely organized group of writers, also known as a clique.
Def Really good (derived from "death ").
Down In, part of the group or action (e.g., "He's down with us").
Fade To blend colors.
Fresh Synonymous with def
Generic Synonymous with wak
Going over One writer covering another writer's name with his own.
Hit To tag up any surface with paint or ink.
Kill To hit or bomb excessively.
King The best with the most.
Nick Synonymous with rack
Piece A painting, short for masterpiece.
To piece To paint graffiti.
Piece book A writer's sketchbook.
Rack To steal.
Rad The very best.
Stupid fresh Superlatively good.
Tag A writer's signature with marker or spray paint.
Tagging up Writing signature with marker or spray paint.
Throw up A name painted quickly with one layer of spray paint and an outline.
Toy Inexperienced or incompetent writer.
Up Describes a writer whose work appears regularly.
Wak Substandard or incorrect (derived from "out of whack").
Writer Practitioner of the art of graffiti