Pete Davidson's Tattoos and Meanings
Keeping Up With Pete Davidson's 100+ Tattoos
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On his left calf, Davidson got a portrait of the late comedian, actor, and screenwriter, Rodney Dangerfield.
When Miley Cyrus hosted "SNL" in 2017, the "Malibu" singer and Davidson dressed up as rapping babies for the skit "The Baby Step," and that struck an inspiration for both as they decided to get a matching friendship tattoo that says "We Babies." During their 2021 joint appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," the duo opened up about their matching inks experience. While Cyrus got hers on her left foot, Davidson placed his on his right wrist. However, since then, the "Meet Cute" star has lasered his tattoo off, while Cyrus's remains. "I didn't know that until I saw a Smartwater commercial, where he's drinking Smartwater, getting his tattoos lasered off. And I'm like, 'Wait a minute. That's right where "We Babies" was,"' the "Midnight Sky" singer shared.
While co-starring in the 2019 comedy "Big Time Adolescence," Davidson and Machine Gun Kelly (real name: Colson Baker), his real-life buddy and musician, made an ever-lasting memory. At one point in the story, Kelly's Nick gives Davidson's Zeke a tattoo of his name, "Zeke," on his right leg, and as it turns out, the tattoo is, in fact, real. Davidson shared with The Hollywood Reporter that Kelly gave him the "Zeke" ink in real life while filming the movie.
Davidson got a Hilary Clinton portrait on his right calf as a tribute to the former Democratic presidential nominee a year after the 2016 election results came out. "I got the tattoo after she lost the election because she's such a cool person. I didn't do it like one of those Super Bowl guys that are like 'The Eagles! We're gonna win!' She's just, like, dope. She's just a dope person." he told Variety in a 2018 interview.
The tattoo that kicked off Davidson's extensive tattoo journey is a catchphrase inspired by the Big Sean song "Mercy." The tattoo reads "Swerve Life" and can be seen on his right calf.