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The dictionary defines “permanent” as “continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change” or “not easily removed, washed away, or erased.” It’s a simple word. One most people understand pretty well.
But it seems some tattoo enthusiasts forgot its meaning when they got inked. The designs they now carry are so shocking, it’s hard to believe someone actually chose to go through with them. Scroll down to see just how bad these tattoo fails get, and let us know what you think.
Warning: serious cringe ahead.
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#1
The Way I Ran Here
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I Ran My Heel Tattoo Through Google Lens Thinking It Would Translate The Thai Character It's Supposed To Be
Motivated sloth 7 months ago
Why did you think that? Do you think it actually resembles a Thai character?
#3
This Shop Only Lasted 6 Months
#4
Found On Instagram
#5
My Husband Arm
#6
Would Rather Be Gratefully Dead Than Have This Monstrosity On My Neck
#7
I Saw This Monstrosity On Snapchat
#8
My Dyslexic Son's Tattoo - He's Keeping A Postivite Attitude
Rachel Pelz 7 months ago
Was the person who did it dyslexic too? Actually, at first sight, I thought the T looking like a cross in a orbituary was weird for "positive".
#9
For & Reason (Maybe The Worst I’ve Seen)
Tucker Cahooter 7 months ago
Looks like a tag team effort by several tattooists of varying levels of competence
#10
“The Cigarette Fairy”
#11
My Friends Tattoo
Premislaus de Colo 7 months ago
Poopy design is one thing, but the e*******n is terrible - it's all scar tissue, the "artist" dabbed the needle way to far
#12
I Feel Like These Post Always Have At Least A Couple Of People Claim It’s Not That Bad
#13
Save Her From This Artist
#14
Saw On Instagram, Utterly Atrocious
#15
Big Numbers Guy
#17
All By The Same Artist I Found On Insta
#19
An Acquaintance Of Mine Just Got Her First Ever Tattoo
#20
Bottom Text
#21
Seen On Instagram... I Don't Have Any Words
#22
Traditional Artist Does.... Whatever This Is
#23
I Saw This Local Shop Posting Of Their Work LOL (Not Me)
#24
Found This On Instagram
Tele Avision 7 months ago
I know a lot of people who go through life with their head up their a$$, but it looks like his finger's been lodged up there.
#25
Raise You This Masterpiece
#26
My Colleague. What She Wanted vs. What She Got
#27
Snap Story Gem
#28
Toxicity
Brittania Kelli 7 months ago (edited)
There should not be that much blood. Your tattooist was way too heavy handed and tattooed too deep.
#29
Girl At My School Got This Tattooed On Them By Ex Boyfriend
#31
Clock
#32
So A Mutual Got A Tattoo. Genuinely Horrific (Its Supposed To Be A Tree)
#33
Someone I Went To Hs With, I Had To Pause And Take A Breath After Scrolling Into It
#34
I Got A Sausage Tattooed On My Arm While Both Me And The Tattooist Were Drunk
#35
Who Can Tell Me What Style Of Tattooing The Nose Piece Is?
Undercover 7 months ago
I love how they covered the eyes to avoid identification 😂😂😂 sure, the awful tattoo will make identification of this person really hard
#36
Got This 13 Years Ago, Its Prison Work Done With A Baby Oil Soot
#37
I Cry Knowing How Much I Spent On This Tattoo
#38
I Have Been Sitting On This Screenshot For Years. Done In My Town
#39
Tattoo Artist Gave My Spider 9 Legs
#40
Should I Get A Refund?
#41
Got This When I Was 16. The Tattoo Artist Made It Look Like A Freaking Dog
#42
Some Girl I Know Tattooed This. English Isn't Her First Language As You Can See
#43
Hands Are Hard But This Is A Mess
#44
Found On My Ig And He Has 75k Followersf They Are So Bad
#45
I’m So Devastated Lmao. Advice For A Coverup Of The Moon?
#46
Blackouts Are Old Now, Pinkouts Are The Next Big Trend
#47
This Is Why You Go To Portrait Artists For Portrait Tattoos
#48
My Second Tattoo (Fair Warning, It's Bad)
#49
Tattoo Artist Drew Very Crooked Lines On My First Tatt Ever
#50
Saw This On The Book Of Faces
#51
Local “Artist” Did A Guest Spot At A Tattoo Shop, And The Results Were, Well
#52
Got This 12 Years Ago… Mistakes Were Made
Motivated sloth 7 months ago
You should stop shaving your chest until you save up for the removal.
#53
Very Interesting Decision
BookFanatic 7 months ago
He looks like he got caught in the neck by an exploding printer cartridge.
#54
Wife Found This Masterpiece On Fb
#55
I Normally Really Like This Artist’s Work But This Is Terrible
#56
Misspelled Tattoo
#57
This Beautiful Little Number Is On My Right Leg. Mistakes Were Made Many Moons Ago
#58
What A Great Idea For Balding Men
#59
The Sketch I Made For My Tattoo vs. What I Ended Up With. The Shop Had Hundreds Of Great Reviews, Oof
#60
This Tattoo An Acquaintance Paid For
#61
Should I Get My Money Back
#62
Saw This Tattoo In Applebee's The Other Night
#63
My Friend Got A Tattoo Thinking It Said “Nature” But Recently Found Out It Says “Sex”
Motivated sloth 7 months ago
Why do people get tattoos in languages they don’t speak? I’d do every one of them wrong.
#64
I Tried Wiping It Off When He Got Home From College… It’s Real
#65
My "What I Wanted vs. What I Got" Tattoo That I Hate With A Passion
#66
The “Coverup” Is On The Next Slide
#67
You Know What Would Have Been Sick
#68
Found On Facebook. The Numbers Bug Me The Most
#69
The Recipient Of This Tattoo Saw Nothing Wrong With It And That The Artist "Did A Wonderful Job"
#70
If You Are Ever Feeling Stupid, Just Remember That You Did Not Try To Tattoo Yourself With No Experience. With A Tattoo Gun From Amazon. Without Tracing
Charles McChristy 7 months ago
Why tf would you try your first tattoo some place so visible? I still have one I did in 8th grade, but it's on my hip and tiny.
#71
First Tattoo, Day He Turned Eighteen
#72
I Have A Few Bad Ones… This One Might Be The Worst
#73
My Ex Started Tattooing
#74
The Solar Eclipse Changed Her Life
Motivated sloth 7 months ago
Looks like a cartoon bomb. Also, this person should spend less time looking down at their phone.
#75
Jesus Christ
#76
I’ve Just Lost My Uncle. My Cousin Just Sent Me A Tattoo She Got Of Her Dad. I Really Don’t Know How To Tell Her
#77
The Tattoo Requested vs. The Tattoo Recieved
HistoryNerd 7 months ago
To be fair (Letterkenny, iykyk) this is a big ask. That's a lot of precise detail that I think a lot of tattoo artists would struggle with at least a little.
#78
The Manager Of A Rehab Center Without Any Experience Bought A Tattoo Machine And All The Addicts In Service Are Full Of His Tattoos
Motivated sloth 7 months ago
These are admittedly terrible, but still better than a lot of the actual “professional artists” on this page
#79
Trust Onoe One
Motivated sloth 7 months ago
Even if it looked like it said trust no one like they intended, who did you marry that this was your honeymoon tat idea?
#80
I Wanted To Tattoo Myself The “Wasd” Keys But I Stopped When I Realized I Misplaced The A
#82
Done By The Owner, 28 Years Of Experience
#83
Can You Tell What This Is?
#84
Yeah, What's Stopping You?
#86
It’s Supposed To Be A Traffic Light
#87
I Can’t Wrap My Head Around The Shadow Placement
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Neville Bartos 7 months ago
Do people not research the artist before getting a tattoo from them?
Just Another Karen 7 months ago
unfortunately a lot of people prefer to pay less than actually have a real piece of art tattooed
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CK 7 months ago
A temporary tattoo is even cheaper though. It's not even that expensive to get them custom printed in bulk so you can fool the world until you get tired of it.
Load More Replies... Tele Avision 7 months ago
I have a friend who got a tattoo of the alphabet on his forearm. His reasoning was that you never know when you might get pulled over for a DUI.
David Morgan 7 months ago
Whilst in a T-shirt. And clearly cheating. Brilliant logic.
Load More Replies... Neville Bartos 7 months ago
Do people not research the artist before getting a tattoo from them?
Just Another Karen 7 months ago
unfortunately a lot of people prefer to pay less than actually have a real piece of art tattooed
Load More Replies... CK 7 months ago
A temporary tattoo is even cheaper though. It's not even that expensive to get them custom printed in bulk so you can fool the world until you get tired of it.
Load More Replies... Tele Avision 7 months ago
I have a friend who got a tattoo of the alphabet on his forearm. His reasoning was that you never know when you might get pulled over for a DUI.
David Morgan 7 months ago
Whilst in a T-shirt. And clearly cheating. Brilliant logic.
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