tramp stamp
n.— «Never thought about Japanese…better than a tribal butterfly tramp stamp…tee-hee hee.» —“Ah love or Fuck V.D.” by misschockie Misschockie’s LiveJournal (Los Angeles, California) Feb. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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