Which verb(s) do you native English speakers use to talk about graffiti on surfaces made with spray paint?

Question

For example, do you say it was made, painted, the wall was sprayed, or...?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

We say it got tagged on.

Answer 2

the wall was defaced. Or he graffitied the wall

Answer 3

I'm not quite sure what you mean to ask... but when someone spray paints graffiti on public property it is often called vandalism.  "George vandalised the park bench with graffiti"

Answer 4

it depends on what type.

if someone had made an intricate piece like a mural

then it could be called "piecing".

also, the verb "bombing" can be used to describe doing tons of graffiti all around.

"tagging" refers to the simple signatures of the artist (usually refers to markers and sometimes spray paint), but can be used to describe other types too.

if some one is "getting-up" then they are putting their name up in multiple places.

of course painting can work for most of these too

i hope thats the info you needed

Answer 5

it depends.

If it was a signature graffiti (tag) v. you would say,

" (the object) got tagged" p.t.

" he/she is tagging that wall"

if it was big 2 colour bubble letter graffiti (bomb) v. you would say,

"(the object) got bombed"

"he/she is bombing"

If it is a full wall mural with lots of colours (piece) n. v. you would say,

" they did a wicked piece on that wall" (noun)

"that crew is piece-ing on the west side"

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

If its just a name like this:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbukach...

its called "tagging". "to tag a wall"

But youre on the right track. Its just "graffitied". As in the past tense of "to graffiti".

Im a huge fan of graffiti art as a matter of fact, just got back from Barcelona and they have some AMAZING stuff there. You should check out an artist named "Miss Van". Crazy stuff.