tattoo
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- noun
- /təˈtu/
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tatuaje
- I like your tattoo.
- get a tattoo
- tattoo artist
- tattoo studio
People decorate their skin with tattoos and inks and other things.
- People decorate their skin with tattoos and inks and other things.
- My friend has a bad tattoo that he got removed of.
- This guy had a tattoo on his back of Angel wings.
- And Nesta says not my tattoo, then where?
- She can fight, drive, drift cars, do tattoos and street art.
- But the bike tattoo is so so so neat.
- And this eyebrow pen, the tattoo pen has two sides.
- I bought a tattoo gun even though I don't have any tattoos yet.
Examples
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The artist showed me various designs for my next tattoo, and I felt excited to choose one.
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Most clients had little or no previous experience with the tattoo culture prior to entering the shop.
Academic text (2012) -
I want a new tattoo of her baby's name.
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He had loads of tattoos.
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The five of them sat before my class, several sporting tattoos and piercings, most wearing black.
Academic text (2011) -
She decided to get a tattoo of a butterfly on her wrist to celebrate her freedom.
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After much thought, he finally chose a tattoo that represented his family's heritage.
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How Permanent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tattoo for a skin design comes from a Pacific island word tatau meaning 'to mark', which sailors heard in places like Tahiti and brought back. So a tattoo is a permanent mark on the skin.