All-CITY:
When a writer or crew have his/her/their name all over the city. The one who are most up.
BEEF:
Disagreement or conflict between writers.
BITE:
To copy another writer. Plagiate.
BLACK BOOK:
A writer's sketch book. Same name also used for a album of pictures.
BLOCK BUSTER:
Square wide lettered piece.
BOMB:
Prolific writing. Seen mostly as tags and throw-ups.
BUFF:
Graffiti removal. Can also mean very strong ink in a marker.
THE BUFF:
Where the graffiti are removed.
BURNER:
A well done piece. Were the letters are stylish and technically well done, often seen as Wild Style.
CAPS:
A changeable spray can nozzle. Fitted to can to make different width. (Skinny, Soft, Fat).
CREW:
Organized group of writer's.
CROSSING OUT:
Crossing over someones work. Are considered higly disrepectful.
FADE:
Gradiations of colors.
FLOATERS:
Throw ups done on the middle level on a subway/train car.
FREIGHTS:
Railroad freight cars.
GETTING UP:
High visibility.
G0ING OVER:
When a writer paints over another. Seen as the biggest sign of disrespect.
FILL-IN:
The color inside the letters.
HIT:
The act of writing or painting.
KING:
The most accomplished writer in a given category. (King of style, King of throw ups, etc. etc.)
LAY-UP:
Were the trains are parked.
MARRIED COUPLE:
Two painted train cars, connected to eachother.
NEW SCHOOL:
Writing culture post 1984.
OLD SCHOOL:
Writing culture prior 1984.
OUTLINE:
The "frame" of a piece. Painted after the fill in.
PANEL:
A piece under the windows and between the doors on a subway or train.
PIECE:
A writer's work. Formal name is Graffiti masterpiece.
PRODUCTION:
A large scaled piece and characters. Often seen with many different writers were they theme the background.
RACKING:
Stealing/Shoplifting cans.
ROLLER LETTERS:
A name made with bucket paint and rollers.
TAG:
A writer's signature.
THROW-UP:
A quickly made piece, mostly made just with the outline and a thin layer of paint.
TOP-TO-BOTTOM:
A piece which extend from the top to the bottom of a subway car or train car.
TOY:
New, bad or inexperienced graffiti writer or painter. See more here.
WHOLE CAR:
A whole side of a subway or train car painted.
WHOLE TRAIN:
When a whole subway or train are painted.
WILD STYLE:
A piece with letters hard to solve by non-writers.
WINDOW DOWN:
A piece made below the windows on a subway or train car.
WINDOW ETCH:
An etching of a tag on a window. Most commonly found in bus stops, buses, trains and train stations.
WRITER:
One who paints graffiti.
ST✪NZ:
The king of all writers. A god amongst men.