splatter

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably a blend of splash + spatter.

noun

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

verb

1. (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.
2. (transitive) To cause (something) to splatter.
   He splattered paint onto the wall.
3. (transitive) To spatter (something or somebody).
   Her wet hands […] splattered him with suds. 2012, Kimberly J. Heide, Doors of Promise, page 100