graffiti

Graffiti is the practice of systematically and stylistically marking infrastructure.

Since graffiti as a spatial practice and urban art movement pre-dates hip hop by over 10 years (having begun in Philadelphia with the writer Cornbread in the late 1960s) it is spurious at best to link graffiti and hip hop as mutually constitutive. Furthermore, many of the most prolific graffiti writers have been inspired by punk, heavy metal, classic oldies, and funk in addition to hip hop. Since graffiti is a spatial practice produced on both private and public spaces, "graffiti style" lettering and characters in sanctioned spaces such as galleries or places of capitalist consumption on canvas, t-shirts, or any other packaged and confined objects merely shares in and emulates stereotypical graffiti imagery, but is not itself graffiti. Graffiti cannot accurately be attributed to any one group or style of practitioner other than those who adhere to the aesthetic norms and mores of the graffiti community at large.

by Stefano Bloch February 16, 2008

Griffis

1) The highest point of cool.

2) Tough and rugged.

3) What you would call a realy good friend.

1) Man, that car is griffis!

2) I would'nt mess with Joey, he's griffis.

3) Whats up ma griffis!

by jrgriffis November 29, 2009

Blake Griffin

A robot being used for a secret project by the US government that buttrapes the shit out of any tall NBA players and posterize dunks on them

Blake Griffin had such a monster throwdown yesterday on KG, he's probably still wondering what happened.

by Pseudonym41212 March 18, 2011

10 points for Gryffindor

a phrase used to communicate that you just had sex

I finally had sex with my last girlfriend. After we finally did it for the first time, I reached across her, grabbed my cell, and text my friend "10 points for Gryffindor!"

by thatbk423 April 15, 2010

Penn-Griffin School for the Arts

A small magnet school for the arts located in the bootleg part of High Point, North Carolina. Students tend to complain about it being so small, but they actually love it a lot. Students pick a major from: Art, Band, Chorus, Dance, Drama, Guitar, Orchestra, and Piano. It rocks.

Aunt Mildred: So Johnny, where do you go to school now?
Johnny: I go to Penn-Griffin School for the Arts and I major in dance
Aunt Mildred: What? What's that? Penn-what?

by orchestra ftw April 22, 2008

Ken Griffey Jr.

The Man. Possibly the greatest overall outfielder ever as well as the best player in Mariners history.

Ken Griffey jr. is such a beast, he's the man!!

by David Hagan March 14, 2006

GRIFFIN

A combo between an eagle and a lion. Think for a second...what was the ONE weakness that lions have? They can't fly. Griffin's are like...the most dangerous animals ever. Def better than some weakass dragon.

That Griffin just ripped a fuckin plane outta the sky!

by thuglifeGQ March 11, 2009