I thought it would be cool to see if the tattoo industry had its own slang. What was I thinking, of course it does! The first sight I found has compiled a list from a community message board it runs. It's at http://tattoo.about.com/cs/tatfaq/a/tat_slang.htm here are some of my faves:
Carving: is line carved out on the skin (sounds painful)
Grinding: grind out some tribal
Kicking it into third: gaining speed on a fill
Knowing You're getting a Tattoo: getting one on the underside of you arm
Wrastler: a fainting customer who gets back up and fights
B-Back - the customer who says, "I gotta run to the ATM, I'll be back" right at closing time and never returns.
Cadaver - customer who refuses to talk to the artist during the entire process.
And, my favorite...
The Look - The tell-all smile when the customer first sees their new tattoo
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So what is the term for someone who gets all drunked up before they get their first tatt?
ReplyDeletehaha, i don't think they can give you a tattoo if you're all drunked up because it thins your blood and you bleed more. :) this was a very interesting post!
ReplyDeleteNice muy interesante!
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