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graff up

C1 slang separable transitive
In simple words

To paint or spray graffiti all over something, like a wall or a train.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

To cover a surface with graffiti, particularly in a thorough or elaborate way.

"The crew stayed up all night and graffed up the entire underpass."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Slang from graffiti subculture. 'Graff' is short for 'graffiti'. Primarily used by practitioners of graffiti writing. Not widely known outside the subculture. More common in British street art communities.

Commonly used with

wall train spot surface yard building

Forms

Base
graff up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
graffs up
he/she/it
Past simple
graffed up
yesterday
Past participle
graffed up
have + pp
-ing form
graffing up
continuous

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