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The tear tattoo is a deeply symbolic tattoo with varied connotations that is placed underneath the eye. Teardrop tattoos usually signify the loss of a friend or loved one.[1] Often, for a male, the tattoo is given to represent the death of a brother.[citation needed] An empty tear signifies that the loved one has been killed [2] or that the bearer has unsuccessfully attempted murder.[3] A filled tattoo signifies that a loved one has taken his or her own life, or was killed by a cause other than murder (car crash, death penalty, etc.)[2] A tear with an empty top and a full bottom means that the wearer has avenged the murder of a loved one.[2][3]
Tear tattoos, when given in prison, primarily indicate that the bearer has murdered someone, either in or out of jail.[3][4][5] In Australian prisons, teardrop tattoos are often forcibly given to convicted child molesters by other inmates.[2][6] The tattoo can also be given to commemorate a loved one who died while the wearer was incarcerated.
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What does a teardrop tattoo on the inside of your finger mean?
Ive never heard of a tear drop on the side of your finger.but if yew get a tear drop on the side of your eye it means that you killied someone
What does a tear drop not colored in mean?
if means you killed someone while you where in prison
What does teardrop tattoo under left eye mean?
1 tear drop = 10 years in prison
When you have a tear drop tattoo what color means what?
When a tear drop is tattooed under the eye of an individual and it is not colored in it means you have spent time in prison, when this tear drop is colored usually black it means you were convicted of murder
What does a red teardrop tattoo mean?
means that that person has lost a loved one. regardless of color of the tear drop.
