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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

  • (..) What the fuck? Goddamn, shit's changed in a year. What are we doin' here? Okay, sir, we're engaged in procuring your tattoo. Welcome to the Identity Processing Program of America. Please insert your forearm into the forearm receptacle. Thank you. (..)
    2006 Idiocracy
  • (..) There's that fag talk we talked about. That's weird. This thing has the same misprint as that magazine. - What are the odds of... - Where's your tattoo? Tattoo? Oh, God. - Oh, my God. Oh, my God! You're unscannable. - Unscannable! (..)
    2006 Idiocracy