splatter

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splatter

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Etymology

Uncertain. Emerged 1780s.[1] Possibly a blend of splash +‎ spatter.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsplætɚ/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ)

Noun

splatter (countable and uncountable, plural splatters)

An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.
He had a hard time cleaning up the paint splatters on the carpet.
(uncountable, attributive) A genre of gory horror.
splatter film; splatter movie
(uncountable, radio) Spurious emissions resulting from an abrupt change in a transmitted radio signal.

Derived terms

splatter-gun

Translations

An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact

Bulgarian: пръски (bg) f pl (prǎski)
French: éclaboussure (fr) f
Irish: scuaid f
Polish: bryzg (pl) m, trysk (pl) m
Russian: бры́зги (ru) f pl (brýzgi)
Spanish: mancha (es) f
Swedish: stänk (sv) n

Verb

splatter (third-person singular simple present splatters, present participle splattering, simple past and past participle splattered)

(intransitive) To splash; to scatter; to land or strike in an uneven, distributed mess.
The drink splattered all over me, the table, and the floor when I knocked it over.
(transitive) To cause (something) to splatter.
He splattered paint onto the wall.
(transitive) To spatter (something or somebody).
- 2012, Kimberly J. Heide, Doors of Promise, page 100:
  Her wet hands […] splattered him with suds.