FootballGal said:
Why is it a called a Tramp Stamp? I have one and it is a personal tattoo to me, designed by me. All of mine are.
Originally tramp stamps were received by biker chicks. The tattoos showed who they belonged to, which men or which biker clubs (Hell's Angels, Outlaws). It denoted property and may have originated from white slavery that the outlaw biker gangs operated in, keeping women high on drugs and disorientated and strung out.
Now the tramp stamps have become something of a fad, an "in" thing to receive. Far different from the original usage.