Joshua Ostrovsky (The Fat Jew) is an American celebrity who is popularly known for sharing funny memes on his Instagram account ‘The Fat Jewish’. Being an entertainer, he has got some weird and funny tattoos on his body. Let’s scroll further to know more details regarding his tattoos and their meanings.
1. ‘Self’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Self’ Tattoo on his right shoulder.
Meaning: Joshua got the tattoo of his own cartoon character on his right shoulder. In an interview, he said,
I got a tattoo of me as kind of like a fat Michael Jordan like the classic sort of jump man logo and I’ve got sort of husky body an than instead of a basketball he’s holding an ice cream cone you know little moron brand for me. I pretty much specialize in getting tattoos. I’m pretty much down for whatever sometimes we decide on the spot sometimes I like people on the internet pic like I’ll just like go on Twitter and hey who wants to pick my next tattoo lie sometimes I’ll let my like you know intoxicated you know at like a Passover celebration just like I’ll make him just pick. I’ll pretty much get whatever so I’ve ended up with a lot of random weird and definitely regrettable stuff but it’s all you know part of my journey.”
2. ‘Snapchat Ghost on Skis’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Snapchat Ghost on Skis’ Tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: Snapchat is a world-wide used messaging app where the users can exchange and upload pictures and videos which disappear after they are viewed. This ghost tattoo is the logo of this Snapchat app.
3. ‘Jewish Star of Pizza’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘The Jewish Star of Pizza’ Tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: In March 2015, he got this tattoo inked on his right arm. He uploaded the picture of this on his Facebook account with the caption,
My new tattoo is a Jewish star made of pizza slices because that’s the kind of shit I’m into. Duh. HI HATERZ.”
In an interview, he said,
I got the tattoo of Jewish star made of two different pieces of pizza.”
4. ‘Banana’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Banana’ Tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: He got the emoji of a banana with the words ‘NO PARENTS’ on his left arm. In an interview, he said,
So, this is actually a banana winking so it’s like he emoji the wink emoji look but on a banana it says no parents. And this was picked by one of the Backstreet Boys and I can’t remember which one I went to a shop in LA and his wife was getting a tattoo of like a star on her lower back and I was just like dude you’re pickin and this is what he came up with like. It wasn’t Aaron Carter. I wanted Nick Carter but it was like another one.”
5. ‘MOM’S SPAGHETTI’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘MOM’S SPAGHETTI’ Tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: He got this tattoo inked by his friend. In an interview, he said,
This would I say is one of the finest work of my friend, mom’s spaghetti, which is an homage not only to my mother’s pasta but also to Eminem, the rapper and the 2003 acclaimed film eight-mile.”
6. ‘Mazel Tuff’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Mazel Tuff’ Tattoo on the left side of his chest.
Meaning: Mazel Tuff is the name of the motorcycle club founded by Joshua in 2013. The name of this club is inspired by the Jewish phrase ‘Mazel Tov’ which is used among Jewish people to express happiness for an important event or occasion.
7. ‘NEW YORK’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘NEW YORK’ Tattoo on the right side of his chest.
Meaning: Joshua was born and raised in New York, so he got it inked on his chest.
8. ‘SPORTS’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘SPORTS’ Tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: Joshua got the tattoo of the word ‘SPORTS’ with baseballs inked on his right arm. Again, this tattoo was inked by one of his friends. In an interview, he said,
I have ended up with a lot of random weird and definitely regrettable stuff, but it’s all you know part of my journey. Like you know I have like this one particularly terrible I actually got a tattoo done by friend who had never tattooed anyone before and he did sports, it is on a downward angle and on that is a baseball but that may be the worst thing anyone has ever literally drawn. I know you might be saying yourself “Is your friend four?” and no he’s not four, he’s thirty and I think he was sober and he really did a terrible job. You know what memories.”
9. ‘Friendship’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Friendship’ Tattoo on his right arm.
Meaning: Joshua got the tattoo of a large ship with the word ‘Friendship’ over it. So, together this tattoo is called ‘friendship’. In an interview, he said,
This is a large ship that right above it says ‘friendship’, so this is the friendship or I guess one day me and my friends will all sail off into the sunset.”
10. ‘Obama on $5000 Bill’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Obama on $5000 Bill’ Tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: On December 8, 2016, Joshua got this tattoo inked by the tattoo artist, Nathan Kostechko. He uploaded the picture of this tattoo on December 8, 2016, on his Instagram account, with the caption,
Did @nathan_kostechko give me a sick tattoo of Obama on a 5,000 dollar bill? YEAH HE DID, AND I HAVE AN UMBRELLA FOR ALL THE TEARS OF MY HATERS SO DEAL WITH IT BARRY EJACULATES LIGHTNING BOLTS ⚡️ PROUD LIBTARD BRUHHHHHH”
In an interview, he said,
This is Obama on $5000 bill this was actually done by the professional not by my friend who like made that insane baseball.”
11. ‘MONEY PIZZA RESPECT’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘MONEY PIZZA RESPECT’ Tattoo on his right rib-cage.
Meaning: He got this tattoo inked in March 2014 by his friend Bowery Bob. On March 16, 2014, he uploaded the picture of this tattoo on his Instagram account, with the caption,
MONEY. PIZZA. RESPECT. It’s the key to life. My new tattoo from American hero @bowerybob #prisontats”
This is also the name of the book published by him in November 2015.
12. ‘Koi Fish’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Koi Fish’ Tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: Joshua got this ‘Koi Fish’ tattoo when he was just 17 years old. In an interview, he said,
This is the worst tattoo that I have, not quality wise,but emotionally for me. I was 17 years old and I was in London on a summer like a team tour like no parents. So I think you got to do something crazy. So, I was like I had a dream about a koi fish that was dressed like Sherlock Holmes like a monocle and a hat and I was like it makes sense to get that tattooed on me. I was 17 and first time ever been away from my parents, so yeah that one happened.”
13. ‘Bullwinkle Face’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Bullwinkle Face’ Tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: Bullwinkle is a fictional character that appeared in the animate television series called ‘Rocky And His Friends’ and ‘The Bullwinkle Show’.
14. ‘PORNO’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘PORNO’ Tattoo near his left underarms.
Meaning: In August 2013, Joshua got this tattoo inked by his friend, Bowery Bob. He uploaded the picture of this tattoo on his Instagram account on August 29, 2013, with the caption,
Did @bowerybob give me a tattoo today of a heart with an arrow through it that says PORNO in it? Yes, yes he did. Gotta love a good bad decision. And gotta love porno.”
15. ‘Kitty with a Beanie Hat’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Kitty with a Beanie Hat’ Tattoo on his left arm.
Meaning: In March 2017, Joshua got this tattoo inked on his left arm which was designed by Paris Hilton. This tattoo is of Kitty with a Beanie Hat with Paris’ signature.
16. ‘NEW YORK’ Tattoo on his right pec
17. ‘Rose Bud’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Rose Bud’ Tattoo on his left shoulder.
Meaning: Rose Bud tattoo signifies new beginnings, beauty, true love, purity, rebirth, and even death.
18. Tattoo on his left ribcage
19. Tattoo on his right arm
20. ‘Mickey Mouse’ Tattoo on his left thigh
21. ‘Wrist Watch’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Wrist Watch’ Tattoo on his left forearm.
Meaning: Wrist Watch tattoo symbolizes the various cycles and events of life.
22. ‘J’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘J’ Tattoo on his left shoulder.
Meaning: The letter ‘J’ stands for Jewish.
23. Tattoo on his left thigh
24. Tattoo on his right hip
25. Tattoo on his right thigh
26. ‘Portrait of Anna Nicole Smith’ Tattoo
Tattoo: ‘Portrait of Anna Nicole Smith’ Tattoo on the left side of his back.
Meaning: Anna Nicole Smith was an American Plus-size model who died on February 8, 2007, due to the overdose of the prescribed drugs. Joshua got the tattoo of her portrait inked on the left side of his back. In an interview, he said,
I have a tattoo of Anna Nicole Smith on my back, done by my friend Steve. So, yeah that one is really just a tribute. This is sort of my spirit animal. I’ve never used that term before but I feel like it applies here because I love her.”