splatter

[splat-er] Origin

splat·ter

[splat-er]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to splash and scatter upon impact: The paint splattered when I dropped the bucket.
noun
2.
an act or instance of splattering.
3.
the quantity splattered: to wipe up a splatter of ketchup on the rug.

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adjective
4.
characterized by gory imagery: splatter films.

Origin:
1775–85; blend of splash and spatter

un·splat·tered, adjective
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splatter (ˈsplætə)
 
vb
1.  to splash with small blobs; spatter
 
n
2.  a splash of liquid, mud, etc

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Main Entry:  splatter
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See splatter film
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Word Origin & History

splatter
1784, but earlier in splatterdash (1772), perhaps a blend of spatter and splash.
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