How Do You Spell Tattooed. [noun] an indelible mark or figure fixed upon the body by insertion of pigment under the skin or by production of scars. My heart beat a tattoo on my ribs.

A knocking or strong pulsation: My heart beat a tattoo on my ribs. [noun] an indelible mark or figure fixed upon the body by insertion of pigment under the skin or by production of scars.