splatter
verb
[ ˈsplatə ]
• splash with a liquid, typically a thick or viscous one.
• "a passing cart rolled by, splattering him with mud"
• prominently or sensationally publish (a story) in a newspaper.
• "the story is splattered over pages two and three"
splatter
noun
• a spot or trail of a thick or viscous liquid splashed over a surface or object.
• "each puddle we crossed threw a splatter of mud on the windshield"
• denoting or referring to films featuring many violent and gruesome deaths.
• "a splatter movie"
Origin:
late 18th century: imitative.
