Cuz its on the lower back...and when your doing it...its right there in site

Or the only other time somebody sees it is when their shirt comes up...or is too short.

Its just a lousy place to put it....unless you "want" people to see it...(when they arent sposed to see it)...if that makes sense.

It's called this because stupid people seem to think you can judge a person's character based on the placement of their tattoo. I would argue that this is likely the smartest place for a woman to get a tattoo since it doesn't tend to stretch during pregnancy like your stomach does and doesn't sag or become flabby with age as do your boobs, arms and legs. But hey, keep judging if you want...you'll likely miss out on getting to know some pretty cool people.

In the United States, a lower back tattoo is pejoratively referred to as “tramp stamps” or “California license plates” in Australia, the Netherlands and Germany as “arse antlers” and in the UK as “slag tags”

If you still don't know what a tramp stamp is check out this video or go to TrampStampNation.net

a "tramp stamp" is a term that some men use to degrade women who have a lower back tattoo, because they view the woman as unconventional (or threatening).

a tramp stamp is a woman's lower back tattoo. It's called this because women with lower back tattoos are usually loose, and the women usually get lower back tattoos to let guys know they like anal.

From a distance, it looks like a woman has a license plate above her ass.

One thing that nobody seemed to pick up on is that there is more to the term than just the suggestion that a person who has a "tramp stamp" is a tramp.

There is also that little word "stamp" in there. This is because there are certain kinds of people out there who don't really care WHAT they put on their bodies; that is, content is not important to them. They just want something superficially cool and trendy that will draw quick attention, and so they get a rather generic item "stamped" on to their body, cookie-cutter style. It is typically placed in an area where the gaze of an admirer will be drawn to an erogenous body area, most commonly the lower back, especially as short shirts and low-rise pants became more popular.

The tramp stamp, as opposed to some other tattoos, is NOT art. It's kitsche. It is precisely that need for quick attention from random hook-up hopefuls that usually lands THIS TYPE of tattoo on THAT TYPE of person. It's all about superficiality.

Guys do this, too, by the way, like with those super-lame, trendy bicep tattoos of tribal patterns, or barbed wire...you know who you are. These are the types of tattoos that are meant to be seen from across a fitness club.

bulls eye, tramp stamp what ever you call its still the same thing. Lower back tattoos. i have one but its cause i like tattoos(i have them all over my back.) not cause i want my ass looked at.

Its similar to a bar code, or a "made in" or " inspected by..." sticker, but it signifies something different, apparently...