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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[spray-paynt]
/ 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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It’s like police hunting for a couple of rogue graffiti artists on a crowded street where everyone is carrying a can of spray paint.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Shirts by Niamh, a business providing custom designs, has more than 100,000 followers on TikTok and charges up to £35 for shirts with glitter, gems, spray paint and feathers.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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
She got out of the car with the spray paint in one hand and one of the catfish in the other.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
There’s trees that they climbed … and I let them spray-paint the fences.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Nicola Reynolds, who lives near the postbox on St. Vincent's Road, said she thought the new Creme Egg design was "terrible" and prefers the previous gold spray-paint.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
Denim faded into sheers, or was treated with a spray-paint effect.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Unfortunately, some also spray-paint the rocks, which is more difficult to clear away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Beside a small bottle of water and a white headband were two spray-paint bottles, one with a white top and one with a blue.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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