to tattoo
- verb
- /təˈtu/
- Then we tattoo him!
- tattoo the body
He's a husband, logos tattooed on my thigh now.
- He's a husband, logos tattooed on my thigh now.
- I mean, if you're bald, I think, I think like tattoo it up.
- Like what if you didn't wear it, but you got it tattooed on you?
- No, that's I make sorry, not not not in would anybody tattoo my name?
- I was actually thinking about getting this tattooed.
- So I'm gonna let Whitney Cummings tattoo my thigh.
- They just, you can just bring this card to me, bring it to Andrew and tell him to tattoo you and show him the card and they're good to go.
- Oh, there are gangs of kids that are like in a gang and they Nike and McDonald's will pay you to tattoo their symbol or I'm sorry, their emblem.
Examples
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Please wait while I tattoo your new identity on your arm.
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Why do you want to tattoo those characters?
Academic text (2009) -
As long as I get to tattoo people, right?
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But you better be extra careful about what you tattoo on your forehead.
Blog text (11) -
Still, l'd wait a few weeks before tattooing her name on your arm.
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Why don't you tattoo him while you're at it?
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Will you tattoo me?
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Could you tattoo my favorite band logo on my back?
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She decided to tattoo a vibrant dragon design on her arm.
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The artist used a needle to tattoo intricate patterns on the client's skin.
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How Permanent
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Etymology
The verb tattoo comes from the same Pacific island word tatau, so to tattoo someone is to make a permanent mark on their skin by inserting ink. This connects the action directly to the idea of making a lasting mark.