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tattoo

[ta-too] / tæˈtu /
NOUN
design on the skin
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NOUN
continuous drumming
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If you get a stud in your navel or a little tattoo on your ankle, you aren’t likely to look back later and kick yourself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He also had a tattoo on his right arm which said "nan" along with a clover and the colours of the Irish flag.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

"Insects and arachnids are more than objects of fear," says Walsh, who sports a beautiful spider tattoo on his arm.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

"It's been business as usual for us, we stay calm," said the smiling waitress, an octopus tattoo curling up her forearm.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

After the roll call, I never saw the man with the other tattoo again.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz