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What is the meaning of the teardrop tattoo?

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I want to know what the meaning of the teardrop tattoo that some people and rappers have.

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  1. Done underneath the eye, signifies a loved one whom u've just lost


  2. its both for a lost loved one or for some one that your murdered. its a jail thing

  3. For someone dear to you who's died. Top filled bottom empty means you killed the murderer of the one who died. Full means they died for a cause other than murder. And empty means they died of muder.

  4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_tattoo

  5. http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_r...

    it means different things to different people

    and use the Search Bar

  6. Isn't it for every person you kill?

  7. I am a Corrections Officer for the State of Florida. They ARE prison tattoos. Teardrops filled in mean that they lost someone while in prison.  Outlined teardrops are people they lost by murder while in prison.  Teardrops with empty top and full bottom are people they killed while in prison.

  8. It signifies a loss you've had

  9. There are a few different meanings that are tossed around with this one.  One of them is signifying that the wearer or the tattoo has committed murder.  Another meaning has been know that the wearer of the tattoo had someone close to them be murdered.  The tattoo is also related to a person being in a gang.

    The tattoo is typically referred to as a jail house tattoo

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