tramp stamp

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

tramp stamp (plural tramp stamps)

1. (derogatory, slang) A tattoo on a woman's lower back, stereotypically said to label her as promiscuous.
   • 2005 August 11, Dave “Georgia Studebaker” Miller, “Re: Maybe I should have advertized^[sic] Boomerang like this.....”, in alt.autos.studebaker (Usenet):

     That's a text book definition of low-rent hoochie mama if I ever saw it. Guarantee you she's got her tramp stamp across her hips.

   • 2006 May 31, “SyVyN11” (author), “Re: Rihanna's tiny Oz tattoo”, alt.gossip.celebrities and alt.showbiz.gossip, Usenet

     I was hoping for a tramp stamp!

   • 2006 October 31, Dillon Pyron, “Re: Starbuck & Ander's arm tattoos - Hideous or just plain ugly?”, in alt.battlestar-galactica (Usenet):

     There's nothing quite like seeing a woman bend over and show her tramp stamp.

   • 2007 August 15, “Valaama” from Alaska, “OT White Chocolate Soy Mocha at the Fly By (the other cafe of the Harborside)”, in alt.recovery.adult-children (Usenet):

     the tattoo parlor is across the street. I packed my drawings and am going to go over them with the owner. I want to get my mushroom as a tramp stamp, if it works, but we shall see what he says.

   • 2007 October 13, Peter Sagal, “Wait, wait...Don't tell me”, in National Public Radio:

     This monkey has a thing for blond female zookeepers, but only if they have tattoos.... Sibu the orangutan likes Goldilocks with a tramp stamp.

2. (derogatory, slang) A hickey on a woman.

Synonyms

• (tattoo): arse antlers (UK, Australia)
• (tattoo): beer coaster (vulgar)
• (tattoo): bitch tat (vulgar)
• (tattoo): ho tag (vulgar)
• (tattoo): slag tag (UK, pejorative)

Translations

tattoo on a woman's lower back

• Danish: amagernummerplade c, røvgevir n, lændetatovering c
• Dutch: aarsgewei (nl) n, reetgewei n
• Finnish: lutkaleima
• German: Arschgeweih (de) n

See also

• fag tag