15 Street Art Terms You Should Know

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Like any subculture, street art has developed its own slang. Many street art terms find their roots in the vernacular of graffiti culture, but street art encompasses a much broader range of creative interventions and therefore necessitates more terms. You don’t need to know the lingo to appreciate a mural, but here are 15 Street Art Terms You Should Know to give a bit of insight into street art culture.

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Spot jocking

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Up / Getting up

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Childstyle

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Tiling

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Reverse graffiti

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Buffed

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Intervention

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Legal Wall

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Wheatpaste

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Sticky Side

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Clipped

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Roller

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Ad disruption

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Installation

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Run time

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