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tattoo

[ta-too] / tæˈtu /
NOUN
design on the skin
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NOUN
continuous drumming
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The early pieces that established his reputation were dioramas of local spots around Grangeville, such as a tattoo parlor, a pawn show and a Dairy Queen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Mr. Platner has said his now infamous chest tattoo was a drunken mistake and that he didn’t realize the symbol was associated with Nazis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

After the Reddit posts and the Nazi tattoo, he said, he had no “big, dark secret” left to conceal.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

A cancer patient had the wrong part of their bowel removed during an operation after a surgeon mistook a tattoo for the site of a tumour, a report has said.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“I hadn’t ever considered getting a tattoo before, but I had this on my arm by the time I fell asleep that night.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden




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