tattooed lady
Inked sideshow attraction
A tattooed lady is a woman whose body is extensively covered in tattoos, historically a performer displayed as a curiosity in circuses and sideshows.
The term evokes carnival culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when heavily tattooed women were exotic attractions: Step right up and see the tattooed lady.
The phrase now sounds nostalgic or kitschy.
- sideshowSecondary carnival attraction
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- circus freakUnusual person exhibited for entertainment
- freakAbnormal deviation from typical
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
inked · ink work · illustrated · body art · performer · burlesque · skin · needle · pinup · vintage · old timey · booth · curiosity · snake · attraction · tent · contortionist · strongman
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- Sideshowfreak show, sideshow, fire eater, sword swallower, contortionist
- circus workersacrobat, clown, ringmaster, trapeze artist, lion tamer
- fairgroundsfairground, ferris wheel, carousel, cotton candy, funnel cake
tattooed ladyproper lady
Victorian lady · debutante · gentlewoman · socialite · maiden aunt
tattooed ladybearded lady
Female with facial hair
sword swallower · fire eater · strong man · human cannonball
tattooed ladyringmaster
Circus performance director
acrobat · trapeze artist · tightrope walker · lion tamer · clown
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