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What (who) is tear$81897$ - definition
![Footballer [[Ricardo Quaresma]] with teardrop tattoos below his right eye](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/New Zealand-Portugal (37) (cropped).jpg?width=200 "Footballer [[Ricardo Quaresma]] with teardrop tattoos below his right eye")
![King Pedro IV]] (also Emperor of Brazil as Pedro I), 1836](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/D. Maria II (BM 1868,0612.2285).jpg?width=200 "King Pedro IV]] (also Emperor of Brazil as Pedro I), 1836")
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![El Khomri law (labour law)]] in Paris, France, 2016.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DSF3347-Tear-gas.jpg?width=200 "El Khomri law (labour law)]] in Paris, France, 2016.")
![A [[paramedic]] tending to an opposition protester during the [[2014 Venezuelan protests]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Opposition medic 2014 Venezuelan protests..jpg?width=200 "A [[paramedic]] tending to an opposition protester during the [[2014 Venezuelan protests]]")
![Tear gas being used against opposition protesters during the [[2014 Venezuelan protests]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tear gas used against protest in Altamira, Caracas; and distressed students in front of police line.jpg?width=200 "Tear gas being used against opposition protesters during the [[2014 Venezuelan protests]]")
![Palestinian]] weekly protest in [[Ni'lin]], July 2014](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tear gas grenade returned to soldiers using sling.jpg?width=200 "Palestinian]] weekly protest in [[Ni'lin]], July 2014")
![Din Daeng Protests]] on August 2021](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thai Riot Police Dindang Protest.JPG?width=200 "Din Daeng Protests]] on August 2021")
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The teardrop tattoo or tear tattoo is a symbolic tattoo of a tear that is placed underneath the eye. The teardrop is one of the most widely recognised prison tattoos and has various meanings.
It can signify that the wearer has spent time in prison, or more specifically that the wearer was raped while incarcerated and tattooed by the rapist as a "property" mark and for humiliation, since facial tattoos cannot be concealed.
The tattoo is sometimes worn by the female companions of prisoners in solidarity with their loved ones. Amy Winehouse had a teardrop drawn on her face in eyeliner after her husband Blake entered the Pentonville prison hospital following a suspected drug overdose.
It can acknowledge the loss of a friend or family member: Basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire has had a teardrop tattoo since 2012 honouring his older brother Hazell Jr., who died in a car accident.
In West Coast gang culture (USA), the tattoo may signify that the wearer has killed someone and in some of those circles, the tattoo's meaning can change: an empty outline meaning either the wearer attempted murder or that a fellow gang member or friend died and when filled in, the wearer sought revenge.
Sometimes the exact meaning of the tattoo is known only by the wearer: Portuguese footballer Ricardo Quaresma has never explained his teardrop tattoos.
