Tattoo Parlors

art the star v. tattoo a celebrity.

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back-room job n. tattoo a sensitive body part, usually requiring the customer to disrobe. syn. peep show.

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B.C. abbr. blank canvas. Person getting his first tattoo.

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clown parade n. late-night Sunset Strip customers, often drunk, who arrive at closing time. syn. Budweisers.

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comic strip n. repeat customer. syn. mural.

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howie n. customer overly concerned with germs. From Howard Hughes.

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roseanne n. large female customer. “I almost lost it when that roseanne starting talking about a back-room job.”

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ruby slipper n. customer who bleeds profusely.

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scratcher n. tattoo artist, usually unlicensed, who works at home.

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tattoon n. customer with a penchant for cartoon-character tattoos.

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thrasher n. customer, usually a B.C., who jerks each time the needle strikes.