Zayn Malik And Louis Tomlinson Get Matching Tattoos: What Is The Meaning Behind 'Bus 1' And The Tic-Tac-Toe Board?

Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne paid a visit to a tattoo parlor in Los Angeles on Saturday morning. The One Direction boys were reportedly joined by Eleanor Calder, Louis's girlfriend, and Liam's parents at Shamrock Social Club tattoo parlor, while Zayn and Louis got matching tattoos.

Reports on Twitter show pictures of Zayn and Louis' new matching tatts. They both got the words "BUS 1" inked on their skin, Cambio.com reports; Zayn has the tattoo on his hand, and Louis got it on his forearm. They also got a tic-tac-toe board tattoo that matches; Zayn has it on his leg, and Louis also got it on his forearm, near his elbow, according to the website. Louis' tic-tac-toe board has three red x's across it.

What do the tattoos mean? The One Direction Phillipines Facebook page reports that the "BUS 1" tatto symbolizes the boys' home on tour, which is the tour bus that they travel around from show to show in. The website states that Zayn and Louis like staying on the tour bus even if they have huge rooms rented for them in fancy hotels.

Additionally, Zayn got another tattoo that matches a tatt of his friend Alexander DeLeon, singer for The Cab. The tattoo says "a pirate's life for me." Alexander posted a picture on his Instagram showing their matching ink.

Alexander captioned the photo: "bro tattoos w/ @zaynmalik. it's a pirate's life for us."

Out of all the One Direction boys, the Bradford-native Zayn Malik has the most tattoos. However, Harry Styles and Louis are not far behind, and regularly make stops at tattoo parlors to add to their body art collections. 

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