Tramp Stamp

[Baker, John]

        How old is "tramp stamp," the current term for those popular
tattoos at the base of a woman's back?  The earliest I see is 8/19/2004
from the San Francisco Chronicle (Westlaw):  In the Central Valley,
writes Lisa Hayes of Modesto, they call that tattoo at the base of a
woman's spine a "tramp stamp."

        That seems rather late, though.


John Baker

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