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tramp stamp

tramp stamp noun: a tattoo on a woman's lower back, stereotypically said to label her as promiscuous.

Noun

tramp stamp (plural tramp stamps)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A tattoo on a woman's lower back, stereotypically said to label her as promiscuous.
    • That's a text book definition of low-rent hoochie mama if I ever saw it. Guarantee you she's got her tramp stamp across her hips.2005 August 11, Dave “Georgia Studebaker” Miller, “Re: Maybe I should have advertized^([sic]) Boomerang like this.....”, in alt.autos.studebaker (Usenet)
    • I was hoping for a tramp stamp!2006 May 31, “SyVyN11” (author), “Re: Rihanna's tiny Oz tattoo”, alt.gossip.celebrities and alt.showbiz.gossip, Usenet
  2. (derogatory, slang) A hickey on a woman.

Examples of tramp stamp in a sentence

  • There's nothing quite like seeing a woman bend over and show her tramp stamp.2006 October 31, Dillon Pyron, “Re: Starbuck & Ander's arm tattoos - Hideous or just plain ugly?”, in alt.battlestar-galactica (Usenet):
  • I want to get my mushroom as a tramp stamp, if it works, but we shall see what he says.2007 August 15, “Valaama” from Alaska, “OT White Chocolate Soy Mocha at the Fly By (the other cafe of the Harborside)”, in...
  • Sibu the orangutan likes Goldilocks with a tramp stamp.2007 October 13, Peter Sagal, “Wait, wait...Don't tell me”, in National Public Radio:

Synonyms of tramp stamp

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Forms of tramp stamp

pluraltramp stamps

Questions about tramp stamp

What does tramp stamp mean?
Tramp stamp means a tattoo on a woman's lower back, stereotypically said to label her as promiscuous.
How do you use tramp stamp in a sentence?
There's nothing quite like seeing a woman bend over and show her tramp stamp.
What part of speech is tramp stamp?
Tramp stamp is a noun.
What is the plural of tramp stamp?
The plural of tramp stamp is tramp stamps.

Words near tramp stamp in the dictionary

  1. tramp chair
  2. tramp chairs
  3. tramp data
  4. tramp iron
  5. tramp juice
  6. tramp stamp
  7. tramp stamps
  8. tramp steamer
  9. tramp steamers
  10. tramp trade
  11. tramp-pick

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