graffiti Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
    graffito.

WordNet

Graf*fi"ti noun plural
Etymology
It., pl. of graffito scratched
Definitions
  1. Inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at Pompeii.

Webster 1913