Street Art Terminology

noun the opposite or contrary of something

• Reverse graffiti, also known as clean tagging, is an innovative form of street art that involves creating images by removing dirt or grime from surfaces.
• Have you ever seen reverse graffiti where artists use water and brushes to create art on dirty walls?
• Check out this cool reverse graffiti I found downtown, it's like art made by cleaning!
• The artist used reverse graffiti to make a statement about environmental conservation, showing beauty can emerge from cleaning up the mess.

noun a made-up word that combines 'giraffe' and 'graffiti' to refer to art or drawings of giraffes in a graffiti style

• The zookeepers were disappointed to find giraffiti on the walls of the giraffe enclosure.
• I can't believe someone spray painted giraffiti on the side of the building!
• Let's go check out that cool giraffiti mural downtown.
• Her colorful personality could be compared to a piece of giraffiti art, standing out in a crowd.