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Question by nick
Submitted on 8/8/2003
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Is there a good resource to find out the meanings of tatoos or what they stand for. I would like to get an arm band tatoo, with the bands symbolizing my wife and two daughters. Are there an Polynesian bands that symbolize family. thank You


Answer by ttonyy
Submitted on 2/6/2004
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what does the tear drop tatoo under the eye mean

 

Answer by phil
Submitted on 3/1/2004
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from my knowledge the tear drop represents losing someone close to you, or it could represent that you have killed someone.

 

Answer by Nightwalker
Submitted on 4/19/2004
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Go for it its a great idea

 

Answer by 8 mile
Submitted on 5/3/2004
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I know one side means you killed someone and one means you raped someone, which is which?

 

Answer by dee
Submitted on 5/22/2004
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what does three dots right between your thumb and index finger mean?

 

Answer by George1944
Submitted on 6/16/2004
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what does these two tattos mean?
a man has on the left upper musclear
arm: what appears to be a bird or a
vulcher or a parrot sitting on a branch,
an d maybe a smaller one next to it,
difficult to see?

the other arm, the right side, upper,
shows a large tattoo HARLEY DAVIDSON (the
bike company name) and it is encased and
framed with two headed eaggle and dagger like
jagged lines all around. why would a man
do this and what does it mean?

I sense he is bad news.

 

Answer by marjo
Submitted on 6/27/2004
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What is the meaning of
Barbed Wire circling the arm?

 

Answer by NicknJohn
Submitted on 7/9/2004
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Three dots between the right thumb and index finger means that you have been in prison.

 

Answer by delinquint
Submitted on 8/4/2004
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three cigarette burns means mi Vida loca

 

Answer by mac
Submitted on 8/11/2004
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what does having spiderwebs mean

 

Answer by Drew
Submitted on 8/27/2004
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What does it mean if you have a tattoo of a cat on your leg like a panther or a tiger.

 

Answer by HomieG
Submitted on 9/18/2004
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a bird sitting on a branch means you have had at least one dildo inserted in your rectum, and possibly removed.

 

Answer by blahblah
Submitted on 9/21/2004
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what does a outlined star mean like this >> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v132/ashbebz/tatoo.jpg"> doesnt it mean peace?

 

Answer by think
Submitted on 10/15/2004
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does having a tatoo on one's neck/side of neck have any meaning or significance? or is it just another location?

 

Answer by yeah
Submitted on 10/26/2004
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right side tear drops mean rape left side means murder

 

Answer by Stormkitten
Submitted on 1/6/2005
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I got a tattoo when i was a kid, it is a cross between the thumb and finger on the left hand, i have heard a couple of different things, but i would like to know what it really means.

 

Answer by Emily
Submitted on 1/21/2005
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A tattoo of three dots in a triangle, usually found on the skin between the thumb and forefinger, stands for "mi vida loca" ("my crazy life"). Along with the pachuco cross, it is a popular "generic" tattoo among Hispanic teenagers, and has no direct connection to gangs. The tattoo has also been adopted by Vietnamese teenagers, along with the similar interpretation of "toi khong can gi ca" ("I care about nothing"). See Three Dots Tattoo.

A teardrop tattoo is said to indicate that the wearer has killed or a friend of his was killed in prison. It is worn by the eye.

 

Answer by Emily
Submitted on 1/21/2005
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The open tear drop is supposed to indicate that the wearer has killed someone.

The closed tear drop is supposed to indicate that the wearer has lost a family member, a fellow gang member or close friend.

 

Answer by Dave
Submitted on 1/30/2005
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A teardrop means you killed someone or that you committed a crime, such as a felony, that resulted in a significant amount of time in prison.

 

Answer by amanda
Submitted on 1/31/2005
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Three dots in a triangle means mi vida loca, or my crazy life...

 

Answer by trey
Submitted on 2/3/2005
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people who get barbed wire around there arm are fags. what does getting wire around your arm mean? "that your hard" if you need to get a tat of that on your arm to show it like that, then your a punk

 

Answer by Jose
Submitted on 2/19/2005
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I believe the three dots means: "Mi Vida Loca" or My Crazy Life, referring to a gang lifestyle.

 

Answer by tabby
Submitted on 2/21/2005
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what does a tatoo mean ...three stars in a triangular shape

 

Answer by kukkes
Submitted on 3/24/2005
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hello

I have a question. What means a tatoo: there is a sun and in the middle a eye?

 

Answer by lexy
Submitted on 4/2/2005
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what does the three dots between you thumb and index mean?

 

Answer by SRN
Submitted on 4/21/2005
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THE THREE DOTS MEAN MI VIDA LOCA    WHICH IS MY CRAZY LIFE

 

Answer by kjdfvb
Submitted on 5/4/2005
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three dots means "my crazy life"

 

Answer by krisf
Submitted on 6/7/2005
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The answer for the three dots between the thumb and index finger on the right hand having been is prison is correct

 

Answer by shorty
Submitted on 6/17/2005
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A tear drop means u lost a loved one or someone close to i got one at age 16 and the gang im in told me i had to get one when we lost a member

 

Answer by J
Submitted on 6/20/2005
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A teardrop tattoo means you have been to jail and have done time!

 

Answer by Scarlet
Submitted on 7/12/2005
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Does a spiderweb on the elbow mean you've been in jail?

 

Answer by LostSoul
Submitted on 8/9/2005
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A relative very close to me died on saturday and i was going to get the teardrop  tatoo but only if it means someone close died.

 

Answer by ThaLima
Submitted on 8/11/2005
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What does a star between your index finger and your thumb represent?

 

Answer by amanda
Submitted on 8/17/2005
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O.K., first of all, the tear drop under your(right/left)eye, has nothing to do with killing or raping anybody...  This symbol originally came from a gang.  I forget the name, and was very popular in the early and late ninties, meaning misunderstood/sadness/clonw...  Secondly, the three dots, which could be located in between your fingers or more popularly on your left wrist bone also originally came from a gang signal starting in the late seventies,now meaning in Spanish "mi vida loca" (my crazy life.)

 

Answer by amanda
Submitted on 8/17/2005
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O.K., first of all, the tear drop under your(right/left)eye, has nothing to do with killing or raping anybody...  This symbol originally came from a gang.  I forget the name, and was very popular in the early and late nineties, meaning misunderstood/sadness/clonw...  Secondly, the three dots, which could be located in between your fingers or more popularly on your left wrist bone also originally came from a gang signal starting in the late seventies,now meaning in Spanish "mi vida loca" (my crazy life.)Not that you've been in prison, although more people than less who have this symbol probably, and most likely have been in prison, but thats not what it means!I personally have the three dots, and most of my friends have the tear under the eye...  Both of these symbols are very popular in the Tex/Mex culture.


 

Answer by babycakes
Submitted on 8/19/2005
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you eather lost someone close to you or you killed someone


 

Answer by Steph
Submitted on 8/23/2005
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if u have a tatoo if any kind of bird it means that you have been in prison. In England doing time in prison is called 'bird' it means time.

 

Answer by shelby
Submitted on 9/5/2005
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what does the word eleven and the number eleven mean

 

Answer by Smokey
Submitted on 9/19/2005
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three  dots mean mi vida loca or my crazy life witch is often used by gang members and no it does not mean you have been in prison

 

Answer by JON
Submitted on 10/29/2005
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it means u fuking killed somone

 

Answer by wilbur
Submitted on 11/11/2005
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The 3 dots stands for MY CRAZY LIFE, 3 words so 3 dots

 

Answer by Raeesa
Submitted on 11/29/2005
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what does a dragon tattoo mean??

 

Answer by Fu
Submitted on 1/22/2006
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No. it means that you are a bum.. So you have been tattooed while you have slept or so.

 

Answer by Tdizle
Submitted on 4/11/2006
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Actually the three dots between your thumb and index means "my crazy life" for the 3 dots

 

Answer by k
Submitted on 4/17/2006
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The teardrop used to mean that you have killed someone then i was killed someone in prison, but has evolved to mean that while you were in prison one of your close friends or family members died

 

Answer by coolio
Submitted on 5/26/2006
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the bird and the harley on his biceps means hes a gang member in the hells angels so stay away from him cuz more than likely hes not a great guy......

 

Answer by surbabygirl713
Submitted on 5/28/2006
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the three dots between ur thumb n index finger means "MY CRAZY LIFE"  and SUR 13 (south 13)

 

Answer by tank
Submitted on 6/12/2006
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i have a janater at my school (really creepy crack head looking guy) he has 1% tatooed onto his left arm and he wont tell us what it means. ive seen a thing on tv that said it was a loyal gang member sign. im not really sure anyone no wut it means?

 

Answer by daneil
Submitted on 6/14/2006
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i am interested in doing the rhcp logo tatoo but i cant find the meaning of it. please anyone who knowes tell me

 

Answer by A Shark
Submitted on 6/26/2006
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Three Dots on your hand between the thumb and index finger means you in a gang and the dots stand for MY CRAZY LIFE

 

Answer by TiNy
Submitted on 6/27/2006
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The three dots stand for Mi Vida Loca, or my crazy life. It can also stand for the only three ways to get out of a gang: by death, by prison, or by the hospital. It does not mean that you have been in prison.

 

Answer by PRETTYEYESdream
Submitted on 7/3/2006
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does the yin/yang tattoo mean bisexual ?

 

Answer by saritax3
Submitted on 7/4/2006
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Chalez 3 dots means 'mi vida loca' is for sur lado. If u sureno u get it when u baptized. The teardrop mean u kill someone or someone close to u died.

 

Answer by thetruth
Submitted on 8/17/2006
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ok... the barbed wire means you're locked up (or have been).
teardrops used to indicate that you've murdered someone (the more drops, the more people you've murdered) but it now also indicates that a loved one/family member/lover/fellow gang member has died while the person who has the tat is locked up.
the three dots means *mi vida loca* but also means other things to different people (cubans doing it usually indicate they specialize in larceny... surenos claim 3). it doesn't mean that you've been in prison but it is more likely to be done in there.

 

Answer by .:LIL MENACE:.
Submitted on 9/20/2006
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TEAR DROP UNDER THE LEFT EYE MEANS YOU'VE LOST SOMEONE OR YOU'VE BEEN SHOT BEFORE, AND THE RIGHT MEANS YOUR RIVARY WIT DA OTHER GANGS, THREE DOTS UNDER LEFT EYE MEANS DOWN FO DA SOUTH SIDE..THE BARB WIRE AROUND THE ARM IS JUS A BICKER TATTOO DAT MEANS YOUR TOUGH AS IF YOU WERE WEARING REAL BARBWIRE.........I GOT MY TEAR ON DA LEFT SIDE FO MA' BABY SIS

R.I.P
MARIA

 

Answer by BIG MOE X3
Submitted on 11/3/2006
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THREE DOTS MEAN   MY CRAZY LIFE
MI VIDA LOCA

 

Answer by eL fLaKo
Submitted on 11/8/2006
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the 3 dots on the hand mean MI VIDA LOCA(MY CRAZY LIFE) MOSTLY DONE BY CHICANOS AND MEXICANS in California 5 dots mean criminal for life

 

Answer by GenIrish
Submitted on 12/7/2006
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3 dots  may be "dog paws" signifying gang affiliation. Depending on how the dots are placed may designate what "set" of what gang the wearer is "rolling" with. ie, :.=Valentine Blood,  ...=252 Sex Money Murder, etc..

 

Answer by knowsalot
Submitted on 12/10/2006
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Three dots signify gang membership, and are a declaration to the world that the individual does not live by law or the rules of society.  They also stand for "my crazy life", the romantic rationalization used by young gangsters that are engaging in dangerous criminal activities that will, or have already resulted with incarceration and/or death, that they are special, crazier than other people, therefore the gang activities are okay.  This belief is rampant among young females that are gang-raped as a "jumping in" ceremony, and those that have taken an innocent life as their "jumping in".  Sometimes you see scars where these dots have been burned or cut out of the skin, called burning out, and occasionally once again tatooed on. Getting out of the gang, once in, is near impossible.  

Facial tatooed tears mean various things.  They almost always mean the individual has served an incarceration, one for each long sentence, and can mean that they have killed someone.  It is a declaration to the world of who they are, and of the fact that at least when they get the tatoo, that they were proud of being a criminal, thug or gangster, and wanted the world to know, while expressing sorrow at the sadness of losing their life and freedom.  Strangely, these are among the most removed tatoos, because of course, one simply cannot leave a criminal past behind and work in society while such tatoos are displayed.  You cannot get a job displaying them, same as the between the fingers tatoos.  

Gangs are ruthless consumers of young lives, and like the tobacco merchants, have an insatiable appetite for fresh blood.  They have no problem brainwashing kids as young as seven and even younger, into believing that criminal activities, and such antisocial behavior are acceptable, and  good life choices.  The kids thus indoctrinated believe it is honorable to go to jail.  Many gangs require the taking of a life for membership, girls are frequently gang raped, and even when the membership requires taking a severe beating, kids are delighted and proud to be indoctrinated usually in middle school.  Murder is something the gang can hold over the head of the individual, and use to force them into a life of crime.  Gangs go after the youngsters because they serve lesser sentences as juveniles, and are more malleable, easy to lead, influence, and more easily decieved than older kids.  

 

Answer by Le-Le
Submitted on 1/30/2007
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i am a blood an it means u killed sum-1 or lost sum-1 close to u

 

Answer by tat
Submitted on 2/28/2007
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what does the teardrops mean under your eye??

 

Answer by Oblivious
Submitted on 3/14/2007
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ok so what does the teardrop on the eyemean and on what side represents what?

 

Answer by cj
Submitted on 3/15/2007
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what does a natucial star on your wrist mean?

 

Answer by kRAZiiE
Submitted on 5/6/2007
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N0 3 D0TZ MEANS Mi ViDA L0CA iN SPANiSH WHiCh MEANZ MY CRAZY LiFE

 

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