Five Dots Tattoo

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A tattoo consisting of five dots, four in a rectangle and one in the middle (like the five on the die — an arrangement which is known as a quincunx), usually found on the skin between the thumb and forefinger, stands for “singur intre patru pereti” (“alone between four walls”). This is a popular tattoo among Romanian ex-convicts and prison mates, letting anyone know their “bad boy” past.

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It is also a tattoo for Vietnamese gang members. The five dots stand for the five ts, which are, Tình, Tiền, Tù, Tội, Thù, which translates to love, money, prison, crime, revenge.

In Argentina the five dots tattoo, known as "Los Cinco Puntos", stands for "Muerte a los ratis" (Death to the cops), and it's supposed to represent one police officer being surrounded by four delinquents. It's usually done in prison, with hand made machines and ink taken from a "birome" (pen).