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Teardrop tattoo
The teardrop tattoo or tear tattoo is a symbolic tattoo of a tear that is placed underneath the eye. The tattoo can have various meanings: it can signify that the wearer has killed someone or has spent time in prison; that the wearer was raped while incarcerated〔http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3624-four-days-in-the-oaxaca-state-prison〕〔 or was "owned" by a sugar daddy within the prison community;〔http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/dec/10/amywinehousetattoo〕 that the wearer has molested a child;〔 or it can acknowledge the loss of a family or fellow gang member. Sometimes, only the wearer will know the exact meaning of the tattoo.
The tattoo is sometimes worn by the female companions of prisoners in solidarity with their loved ones. According to ''The Devil's Front Porch'', a book written by Lester Douglas Johnson about serving 1927 to 1957 in Kansas State Penitentiary; the tattoo denoted a member of "The Old Fraternity"; referring to the Biblical Cain who slew his brother.
US rappers The Game and Lil Wayne have teardrop tattoos signifying the death of friends.〔 Amy Winehouse had a teardrop tattooed to mark her distress at husband Blake Fielder-Civil remaining on remand at Pentonville Prison.〔http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/dec/10/amywinehousetattoo〕 Basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire has had a teardrop tattoo since 2012; honoring his older brother Hazell Jr. who had died in a car accident.
==See also==
*Criminal tattoo
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