devil's tattoo

noun

A drumming with the fingers or feet.

“F. Hardman Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot heels.”

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Meanings

noundevil's tattoo (plural devil's tattoos)

plural devil's tattoos

  1. A drumming with the fingers or feet.

    F. Hardman Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot heels.

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APA

devil's tattoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20tattoo

MLA

“devil's tattoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20tattoo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devil's tattoo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20tattoo.

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