Ariana Grande's unfortunate 'BBQ grill' tattoo is a meme now

If you're going to get a tattoo in another language, maybe check with a native speaker first.

Sorry, Ariana.

Although Ariana Grande probably meant well, her botched tattoo tribute to her single "7 Rings" — which was mistranslated in Japanese to "BBQ grill" and then "fixed" to "BBQ grill finger" — is a meme now.

People are writing their favorite phrases in different languages on their hands, and then horribly mistranslating it, like calling the constantly advertised Shen Yun performances.

This one apparently has something to do with eating ass, not peace and prosperity.

This one is especially colorful.

Stan culture ate it up, and people began writing their favorite celebrities on their hands, from famous actors to legendary producers.

If you do want to get a tattoo in a language you don't understand, maybe check with a native speaker first. Or don't get it at all and get a nice sticker of it instead!

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