calligraffiti

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/kəˌlɪɡ.ɹəˈfiː.ti/

noun

Beautiful or masterfully made graffiti.

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Meanings

nouncalligraffiti (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBeautiful or masterfully made graffiti.

    Showcases the author's creation of calligraffiti, which combines graffiti and calligraphy, through a collection of pieces that he has done for clients and exhibitions.

    2010, Niels Shoe Meulman, Adam Eeuwens, Calligraffiti: The Graphic Art of Niels Shoe Meulman
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    The words were written in a hurried, unaccomplished new world hand, unlike the calligraffiti that honors the bricks of warehouses and the concrete of overpasses elsewhere in Europe […]

    1995, H. L. Hix, Spirits hovering over the ashes: legacies of postmodern theory, page 48

Origin

Blend of calligraphy + graffiti.

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APA

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Chicago

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