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tattoo

Definition

  • noun: a picture, word, etc., that is drawn on a person's skin by using a needle and ink
  • noun: a rapid rhythmic rapping
  • verb: to draw or write (a picture, word, etc.) on a part of someone's body by using a needle and ink
  • verb: to beat or rap rhythmically on
  • verb: to mark or color (the skin) with 'tattoos'
  • synonyms: band, bang, bar

Examples

  • A heart was 'tattooed' on his arm. [=he had a tattoo of a heart on his arm]

  • a 'tattoo parlor' [=a place where people go to get tattoos]

  • He had a 'tattoo' of a heart on his shoulder.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Oh, hey, what about... what about her? Her? Yeah, for an I.D. I mean, if a guy gets a tattoo of a woman's face on his arm, then she probably meant something to him, right? You want to run your facial recognition software on the tattoo? If we can find her, then maybe she can give us an I.D. BOOTH: There's not gonna (..)
    2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Fight in the Fixer Season: 11 Episode 15