ACAB is an acronym often integrated into prison tattoos in the United Kingdom, it is most commonly rendered with one letter between the knuckle and first joint of each finger, sometimes as symbolic small dots with or without the accompanying letters. Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ... This article is about the tattoo, a design in ink or some other pigment, usually decorative or symbolic, placed permanently under the skin. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... For the network protocol, see finger protocol. ...

ACAB can stand for All Coppers Are Bastards, or Always Carry A Bible, depending on who is asking and whether the bearer is trying to make a good impression. COPS is one of the longest-running television programs in the United States and one of the earliest reality TV genre programs. ... Illegitimacy was a term in common usage for the condition of being born of parents who are not validly married to one another; the legal term is bastardy. ... The Bible (From Greek βιβλιος biblios, meaning book, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is a word applied to sacred scriptures. ...

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See Also

• Tattoo, main article.
• Indian ink, is often used with pins to apply tattoos in prisons.
• Three Dots Tattoo, another prison tattoo containing dots.
• Criminal_tattoos

This article is about the tattoo, a design in ink or some other pigment, usually decorative or symbolic, placed permanently under the skin. ... Indian ink (or India ink in American English) is a simple black ink once widely used for writing and printing. ... A tattoo of three dots in a triangle, usually found on the skin between the thumb and forefinger, stands for mi vida loca (my crazy life). Along with the pachuco cross, it is a popular generic tattoo among Hispanic teenagers, and has no direct connection to gangs. ... Tattoos are used among criminals to show membership of gangs and record the wearers personal history such as his or her skills, specialities, accomplishments and convictions. ...

External Links

• Essay  (http://www.newcriterion.com/archive/18/jun00/tattoo.htm)
• Acronym Finder (http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=ACAB)