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The tattoo has different meanings in different cultures—it has been variously interpreted as a fertility symbol, [1] a reminder of sayings on how to treat women or police, [2] a way members of People Nation or Nuestra Familia affiliated gangs identify (People gangs identify with the number 5, while Folk Nation gangs use 6), a recognition ...
The quincunx as a tattoo is known as the five dots tattoo. It has been variously interpreted as a fertility symbol, [ 7 ] a reminder of sayings on how to treat women or police, [ 8 ] a recognition symbol among the Romani people , [ 8 ] a group of close friends, [ 9 ] standing alone in the world, [ 10 ] or time spent in prison (with the outer ...
In France, five dots tattoo resembling the dots on a dice, placed on the hand between index finger and thumb are found on prison inmates. This tattoo represents the individual between the four walls of the prison cell (un homme entre quatre murs—a man between four walls); this also has the same meaning in Russia, Germany [8] and Spain.
In March, a mother was horrified to find a pedophile symbol on a toy she bought for her daughter. Although the symbol was not intentionally placed on the toy by the company who manufactured the ...
Or a dot on each hand in between the thumb and forefinger—one meaning going into prison, and one meaning they have completed their sentence. In Ireland, a common tattoo ex-inmates give themselves is a simple dot placed under the eye using Indian ink, colloquially known as a "jail dot."
Drake collaborated numerous times with Virgil Abloh, the celebrated fashion designer who died last month. Drake saluted his late friend with new ink.
As many as 5 percent of people who get tattoos experience infections, research published in Medicina in 2022 shows. Usually, taking good care of your tattoo afterward lowers your risk of an infection.
The imagery often does not literally mean what it is depicting—for example, tattoos displaying Nazi imagery represent a rejection of authority rather than an adherence to Nazism. [ citation needed ] Combinations of imagery, such as a rose, barbed wire and a dagger, form combined meanings.