"scratchitti" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Blend of scratch + graffiti Etymology templates: {{blend|en|scratch|graffiti}} Blend of scratch + graffiti Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} scratchitti pl (plural only)
  1. A form of graffiti that is scratched or etched into a surface, especially one of glass or plexiglass. Tags: plural, plural-only
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          "ref": "2017, Stefan Merrill Block, Oliver Loving, →ISBN, page 64:",
          "text": "You were hiding out in the sweet-foul stench of a bathroom stall, gazing emptily at the scratchitti of various sexual positions someone had etched into the aluminum, as you tried to hold fast to the sweet image of Rebekkah's eyes on yours.",
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