Because the eight ball is the "money maker" and the winning shot, it is a popular symbol. Pool is a game just as much a game of chance as skill, and so the eight ball symbolizes risk and fate as well. The expression "behind the eight ball" refers to being in a strategically poor position on the pool table. When building customized race cars, the gear shift knob is often an eight ball. It can also mean being in a bad position in life as well. In drug terms, it is an extremely dangerous combination of cocaine or crack and heroin. It can also mean an ounce of any drug.
Eight ball tattoos can be worn by those who are serious pool players. They also symbolize the wearer's willingness to take a chance or risk it all for good fortune. Eight ball tattoos are often incorporated with other signs of the "fast life", like fast women and cars or gambling motifs.
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