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ink

34 8.3
An informal word for a permanent picture put into the skin
  • noun
  • /ɪŋk/
  • Slang
translation icon : tatuaje
  • His arm was covered in beautiful ink, each piece telling a different story.
  • get ink
  • ink on the skin
  • ink on the arms

And but I do have plans to get ink on the arms.

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Examples

Synonyms

tattoo
vsink
439 3.0

A lasting picture or design made on the skin with ink

is chiefly the informal slang rather than the general or technical term
tat
vsink
  • Informal
22 9.3

A picture or design made on the skin with ink

is the slang form used more casually than the neutral term

Idioms

1 6.5

In debt because a business is losing money

to bleed red ink
  • Informal
7.8

To lose a lot of money over a long time

Compounds

12 4.4

A financial loss shown in company accounts or budgets

2 4.0

A very black liquid used for writing and drawing that makes lines that do not fade

A small container that holds ink for a printer

1 5.5

A drawing made with pen and ink that shows lines and shading without color

A writing liquid that cannot be removed or washed away

1 3.2

Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun

ink-jet
  • UK
1 3.9

Relates to printers that spray small drops of ink on paper

1 1.0

A small bottle that holds ink for refilling pens and drawing

1 2.8

A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

printer's ink
  • Specialized
1 3.6

Thick liquid that dries quickly and is used in printing presses

printing ink
  • Specialized
1 3.0

Thick colored liquid used to print on paper that dries quickly

A dark patch of ink from a spill or a smudge

A black liquid that you use with a pen or brush to make lines on paper

magnetic ink
  • Specialized
4.7

Ink that contains tiny metal particles so machines can read numbers on paper

A liquid for writing names on clothes that does not wash out

A tool that removes ink marks from paper

2.1

A small accident when ink leaks onto paper or clothes

A coloured liquid used in pens, permanent or washable

How Large

bodysuit
9 3.2
sleeve
234 1.0
ink
  • Slang
34 8.3

Surface Forms

ink singular
inks plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember slang ink for a tattoo is to think of the same dark liquid used to make a permanent mark; the word comes from the old word for the marking liquid, so 'ink' now also means a picture put into the skin.