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TYPE OF TATTOO
Tear tattoos; Teardrop tattoos; Tear drop tattoo; Tear drop tattoos; Tattoo tear; Tattoo teardrop; Tear tattoo
  • Footballer [[Ricardo Quaresma]] with teardrop tattoos below his right eye

tear      
v. σχίζω
tear gas         
NON-LETHAL CHEMICAL WEAPON
Lachrymatory agent; Tear Gas; Lacrimating agent; Teargas; Tearing agent; Lacrimatory; Lacrimatory agent; Lachrymator; Tear gases; Incapacitant spray; Tear-gas; Lacrimogenic gas; Tear gas canister; Lacrimator; Lacrymator; Lachrymator agent
δακρυγόνο
wear and tear         
NATURALLY-OCCURING PHYSICAL DAMAGE FROM NORMAL WEAR AND AGING
Wear & tear
φθορά

Definition

lachrymation
[?lakr?'me??(?)n]
(also lacrimation or lacrymation)
¦ noun literary or Medicine the flow of tears.
Origin
C16: from L. lacrimatio(n-), from lacrimare 'weep'.

Wikipedia

Teardrop tattoo

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.