Tattoo - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tæˈtuː|  American pronunciation of the word tattoo
Brit.  |tæˈtuː|  British pronunciation of the word tattoo

noun

- a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
- a design on the skin made by tattooing
- the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining

verb

- stain (skin) with indelible color

Extra examples

He has a tattoo of a snake on his left arm.

She's got a heart tattooed on her right shoulder.

He decided to get a tattoo, to the chagrin of his parents.

...showed us a tiny tattoo on her abdomen, right next to her belly button...

...a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses...

He had a tattoo on his left arm.

His parents did a double take when he came home with a tattoo.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: tattoo
he/she/it: tattoos
present participle: tattooing
past tense: tattooed
past participle: tattooed
noun
singular: tattoo
plural: tattoos
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