. . . "Graffiti (/\u0261r\u0259\u02C8fi\u02D0ti/; Italian: [\u0261raf\u02C8fi\u02D0ti]; plural of graffito: \"a graffito\", but \"these graffiti\") are writing or drawings that have been scribbled, scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall or other surface, often in a public place."@en . .