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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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#2
I Ran My Heel Tattoo Through Google Lens Thinking It Would Translate The Thai Character It's Supposed To Be
Motivated sloth 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 2 weeks ago
Looks like you have one manky, diseased, frostbitten finger.
#25
Raise You This Masterpiece
#26
My Colleague. What She Wanted vs. What She Got
#27
Snap Story Gem
#28
Toxicity
Brittania Kelli 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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
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What do you think ?
Neville Bartos 2 weeks ago
Do people not research the artist before getting a tattoo from them?
Jessica Langmeyer Specht 2 weeks ago
Or demand a proof of the drawing before getting inked?
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CK 2 weeks 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.
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Tele Avision 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago
Whilst in a T-shirt. And clearly cheating. Brilliant logic.
Load More Replies... Neville Bartos 2 weeks ago
Do people not research the artist before getting a tattoo from them?
Jessica Langmeyer Specht 2 weeks ago
Or demand a proof of the drawing before getting inked?
Load More Replies... CK 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago
Whilst in a T-shirt. And clearly cheating. Brilliant logic.
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