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tramp stamp

n. 1. a tattoo on a woman, especially on the back at or below the waistline. 2. a hickey (on a man). Subjects: , ,
Citations: 2003 [Vegas] Urban Dictionary (Mar. 22): Her pants were so lowcut, you could see her “tramp stamp.” 2004 [misschockie] Misschockie’s LiveJournal (Los Angeles, California) (Feb. 11) “Ah love or Fuck V.D.”: Never thought about Japanese…better than a tribal butterfly tramp stamp…tee-hee hee. 2004 [aries6909] Aries6909 (Wash.) (Apr. 25) “Sunday Morning”: One thing led to another we were just kissing, nothing more really. Everything stayed above the waist. But i guess i gave him a tramp stamp. 2004 Leah Garchik San Francisco Chronicle (California) (Aug. 19) “Daily Datebook” p. E16: In the Central Valley, writes Lisa Hayes of Modesto, they call that tattoo at the base of a woman’s spine a “tramp stamp.” 2004 [Carly Babii (Carly Ann Davis)] Juss Quit Fucking Lying (Jackson, Mich.) (Oct. 19) “Damn Hickey”: Today i’ve found out the many definitions of a fucking hickey …tramp stamp. 2005 [pc_gator] @ Cooper City, Fla. Fark (Feb. 16) “Smokin’ hot, tatooed Latina Natalia Cruze”: There are your standard “Tampa Bay Tramp Stamp” on the lower back, then there’s THIS!!! 2005 John Galloway Fine Dining Madness (Apr. 5) p. 310: There isn’t a discernible sense of culture or history in Florida. People go to convenience stores barefoot, and tattoos on women are mandatory (known as “tramp stamps"). 2005 [Jen] WorldWideWaterCooler (May 4) “Inky”: I was planning on getting it on my lower back (cover-up-able and still show-off-able)…until I heard of tattoos in that location referred to specifically as “Tramp Stamps.” 2005 [toomuchgin] TeenSpot.com (July 17) “hickies”: Don’t do what some girl did to me and actually bite. I mean, christ, I know they’re also called love-bites, but who the hell would take it literally? Why would anyone want a tramp stamp anyway? 2005 [Dav] Usenet: alt.punk (Sept. 1) “Re: Another dumbass tattoo…”: “Tramp Stamp.” “We call them ‘slag tags’ round here.” 2005 Shweta Taneja Femina (India) (Oct. 15) “Body Blogs”: A tattoo on the lower back, when worn by young women, is occasionally called a “tramp stamp” or a “California license plate” in American slang.

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