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I heard my sister-in-law today telling someone that her ex-boyfriend got a flaming 8-ball on his forearm and that it's a symbol for cocaine. It is not necessarily a symbol for cocaine but since her ex was a coke user it was a symbol of coke for himself, hence the 8-ball(the pool ball and an 8ball of coke). Virtually no one else would look at this tattoo and assume that he is a coke user; they may think he likes to play pool.

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It could symbolize that that person likes to play pool. However, it may also indicate that that person likes cocaine, because one-eighth of an ounce of the drug is commonly called an eight ball on the street.

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It depends who the person is!!who is it for?

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it's a drug reference. specifically, 1/8th of an ounce , usually used in regards to cocaine.

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It depends on the type of person but gangs have it or people in jail get to as a jail tattoo it is a sign of a drugo or a person like that

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its not realy good luck

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Because it's an 8 ball from pool.

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