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   Tat·too

   /taˈto͞o/

   

   verb

   • 1. mark (a person or a part of the body) with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin: "his cheek was tattooed with a winged fist"
   • ▪ make (an indelible design) on a part of the body by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin: "he has a heart tattooed on his left hand"

   noun

   • 1. a design made by tattooing: "they were muscle-bound men covered in scars and tattoos"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from Tahitian, Tongan, and Samoan ta-tau or Marquesan ta-tu.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tattooer noun
   • 2. tattooist noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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