spray paint
noun
paint that is packaged in an aerosol container for spraying directly onto a surface.
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spray-paintverb (used with object)to cover, mark, draw, or write with spray paint.
spray paint
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spray paints
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spray-paint
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American
[sprey-peynt]
/ ˈspreɪˌpeɪnt /
verb (used with object)
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of spray-paint
First recorded in 1965–70
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The floors of the towers are still littered with empty cans of European-made spray paint made for graffiti artists, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
After getting out a few cans of spray paint, something drew him to the manhole cover in the street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
On the front steps, insults daubed in spray paint were directed at both Mayor Karen Bass and President Trump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Using her living room as a studio, she creates her paintings using old photos which "get reimagined" using charcoal and acrylic and occasionally mixed media such as spray paint and pastels.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
“The gym was spray paint, but the bathroom was a black Sharpie.”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
The foundation sought to recruit Muslims to spray-paint "sacred graffiti" in the UK.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
There’s trees that they climbed … and I let them spray-paint the fences.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
“Now, if they go out and they spray-paint a private jet in an airport in Europe, is that going to get those results? In my opinion, no.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
Unfortunately, some also spray-paint the rocks, which is more difficult to clear away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
I’ve only seen her spray-paint a single letter.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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