throw-ups
Quick spray-painted letters
Throw-ups are a style of graffiti lettering—quick, bubble-shaped outlines filled with one or two colors.
They sit between simple tags and elaborate pieces in complexity, designed for speed rather than detail: He put up three throw-ups along the train line last night.
The name reflects how fast writers can "throw them up" on a wall.
tagging
Attaching identifying markers
- spraypaintPressurized pigment in cans
- bombingAttack with explosives
- tagsIdentifiers for sorting items
pieces · outline · fill-ins · drips · caps · nozzles · writers · aerosol · murals · hiphop
retch
Gag involuntarily
barf · upchuck · hurl · regurgitate · disgorge · expel · gag · emesis · queasy · nausea
- graffititagging, tag, pieces, spray paint, blockbuster
- paintshouse paint, primer, basecoat, topcoat, clear coat
- subculture signalsgang signs, hand signs, secret handshakes, coded language, dog whistles
throw-upspieces
Parts of something divided
masterpieces · burners · murals · productions · commissioned work
throw-upsproductions
Staged or filmed works
murals · blockbusters · tags · stickers
throw, overthrow, thrown, throwing, throws, overthrown, thrower, overthrowing, throwers