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.
#1 The Way I Ran Here
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#2 Found On Instagram
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#3 This Shop Only Lasted 6 Months
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#4 My Husband Arm
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#5 I Saw This Monstrosity On Snapchat
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#6 Would Rather Be Gratefully Dead Than Have This Monstrosity On My Neck
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#7 Saw On Instagram, Utterly Atrocious
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#8 For & Reason (Maybe The Worst I’ve Seen)
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#9 Big Numbers Guy
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#10 My Friends Tattoo
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#11 All By The Same Artist I Found On Insta
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#12 Save Her From This Artist
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#13 I Ran My Heel Tattoo Through Google Lens Thinking It Would Translate The Thai Character It's Supposed To Be
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#14 An Acquaintance Of Mine Just Got Her First Ever Tattoo
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#15 My Dyslexic Son's Tattoo - He's Keeping A Postivite Attitude
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#16 Heatless
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#17 “The Cigarette Fairy”
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#18 Regret
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#19 Found This On Instagram
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#20 I Feel Like These Post Always Have At Least A Couple Of People Claim It’s Not That Bad
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#21 Bottom Text
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#22 Raise You This Masterpiece
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#23 I Saw This Local Shop Posting Of Their Work LOL (Not Me)
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#24 My Colleague. What She Wanted vs. What She Got
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#25 Seen On Instagram... I Don't Have Any Words
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#26 Snap Story Gem
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#27 Girl At My School Got This Tattooed On Them By Ex Boyfriend
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#28 Traditional Artist Does.... Whatever This Is
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#29 Someone I Went To Hs With, I Had To Pause And Take A Breath After Scrolling Into It
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#30 Toxicity
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#31 Got This 13 Years Ago, Its Prison Work Done With A Baby Oil Soot
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#32 Clock
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#33 So A Mutual Got A Tattoo. Genuinely Horrific (Its Supposed To Be A Tree)
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#34 I Got A Sausage Tattooed On My Arm While Both Me And The Tattooist Were Drunk
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#35 I Have Been Sitting On This Screenshot For Years. Done In My Town
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#36 I Cry Knowing How Much I Spent On This Tattoo
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#37 Who Can Tell Me What Style Of Tattooing The Nose Piece Is?
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#38 Some Girl I Know Tattooed This. English Isn't Her First Language As You Can See
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#39 Tattoo Artist Gave My Spider 9 Legs
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#40 Hands Are Hard But This Is A Mess
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#41 Blackouts Are Old Now, Pinkouts Are The Next Big Trend
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#42 Saw This On The Book Of Faces
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#43 Found On My Ig And He Has 75k Followersf They Are So Bad
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#44 My Second Tattoo (Fair Warning, It's Bad)
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#45 Should I Get A Refund?
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#46 Tattoo Artist Drew Very Crooked Lines On My First Tatt Ever
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#47 Oh Dear God
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#48 Got This When I Was 16. The Tattoo Artist Made It Look Like A Freaking Dog
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#49 This Is Why You Go To Portrait Artists For Portrait Tattoos
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#50 I’m So Devastated Lmao. Advice For A Coverup Of The Moon?
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#51 Got This 12 Years Ago… Mistakes Were Made
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#52 Misspelled Tattoo
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#53 This Beautiful Little Number Is On My Right Leg. Mistakes Were Made Many Moons Ago
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#54 This Tattoo An Acquaintance Paid For
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#55 Should I Get My Money Back
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#56 Saw This Tattoo In Applebee's The Other Night
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#57 Local “Artist” Did A Guest Spot At A Tattoo Shop, And The Results Were, Well
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#58 I Normally Really Like This Artist’s Work But This Is Terrible
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#59 The “Coverup” Is On The Next Slide
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#60 You Know What Would Have Been Sick
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#61 The Sketch I Made For My Tattoo vs. What I Ended Up With. The Shop Had Hundreds Of Great Reviews, Oof
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#62 The Tattoo Requested vs. The Tattoo Recieved
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#63 Very Interesting Decision
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#64 I’ve Just Lost My Uncle. My Cousin Just Sent Me A Tattoo She Got Of Her Dad. I Really Don’t Know How To Tell Her
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#65 Wife Found This Masterpiece On Fb
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#66 I Tried Wiping It Off When He Got Home From College… It’s Real
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#67 My "What I Wanted vs. What I Got" Tattoo That I Hate With A Passion
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#68 I Have A Few Bad Ones… This One Might Be The Worst
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#69 What A Great Idea For Balding Men
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#70 Jesus Christ
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#71 Found On Facebook. The Numbers Bug Me The Most
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#72 The Recipient Of This Tattoo Saw Nothing Wrong With It And That The Artist "Did A Wonderful Job"
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#73 If You Are Ever Feeling Stupid, Just Remember That You Did Not Try To Tattoo Yourself With No Experience. With A Tattoo Gun From Amazon. Without Tracing
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#74 My Friend Got A Tattoo Thinking It Said “Nature” But Recently Found Out It Says “Sex”
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#75 First Tattoo, Day He Turned Eighteen
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#76 Done By The Owner, 28 Years Of Experience
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#77 My Ex Started Tattooing
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#78 The Solar Eclipse Changed Her Life
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#79 Trust Onoe One
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#80 Friends New Tattoo Says Her Daugthther
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#81 This Tattoo
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#82 It’s Supposed To Be A Traffic Light
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#83 Can You Tell What This Is?
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#84 Yeah, What's Stopping You?
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#85 I Wanted To Tattoo Myself The “Wasd” Keys But I Stopped When I Realized I Misplaced The A
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#86 I Can’t Wrap My Head Around The Shadow Placement
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#87 The Manager Of A Rehab Center Without Any Experience Bought A Tattoo Machine And All The Addicts In Service Are Full Of His Tattoos
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#88 I Just Saw This In A Tattoo Artist Profile
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