Lower back tattoo

A lower back tattoo is a body decoration. Such tattoos have become popular since the late 1990s. They are commonly derided as suggestive of promiscuity and often referred to as "tramp stamps"[1] and other slang terms.[2] The German term Arschgeweih can be translated as 'ass antlers'. Such tattoos are primarily seen on women. In Australian slang, the term arse antlers may be used.[3]

Popular culture

A Barbie doll with a lower back tattoo was released in 2008.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Hudson, Karen L. "The Infamous Tramp Stamp: Are the Rumors True about Women and Lower Back Tattoos?". About.com. http://tattoo.about.com/od/tattoosgeneralinfo/a/tramp_stamp.htm. Retrieved 10 August 2009. 
  2. ^ Taylor, Rob (1 October 2008). "It's almost English when dictionary does Australish". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1063973920080110. Retrieved 10 August 2009. 
  3. ^ John Baxter (10 February 2009). Carnal Knowledge: Baxter's Concise Encyclopedia of Modern Sex. HarperCollins. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-06-087434-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=7qEG7CBOH_gC. Retrieved 24 December 2011. 
  4. ^ Poulter, Sean (30 April 2009). "Barbie given tattoos by makers to mimic high-profile celebrities like Amy Winehouse". Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1175039/Chav-Barbie-gets-tattoos-mimic-high-profile-celebs-like-Amy-Winehouse.html. Retrieved 8 September 2011.