I’m crying after discovering the true meaning of my Fiji holiday tattoo… I thought it was a cute proverb, I was so wrong

FOR lots of people, getting a tattoo in a foreign country is a lovely memory of your time there.

But for Amy, it's a constant reminder that she got scammed by a tattoo artist while in Fiji.

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She to admit she didn't know the meaning of the inking when she got it.

And she pleaded for help translating the words "Matanivola Levu" in the tattoo, which had been inked on her thigh.

"I didn't know that Fijians could be so mean because now I've got a tattoo and I don't even know what it means," she said, sobbing as she did so.

"So can someone tell me what I have on my body, please?

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"Okay this is my tattoo.

"What does that even mean?"

Amy was then inundated with people helpfully revealing the tattoo's actual meaning, with one writing: "That’s 'capital letter' in Fijian".

"That's actually hilarious," another added.

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"It says 'capital letters' but it's all lower case... Brilliant."

"At least it's not a bad word...your tattoo means big letters," a third said.

While someone else wrote: "My Fijian grandma just said it means like big book???

"She’s wondering why on earth you got it though and tbh same!"

Others questioned whether or not Amy's tattoo was even real, which she proved in the next video as she posed in front of the mirror and pulled the leg of her shorts up to show the inking.

"I wish this was a drill," she sighed.

"This is not a drill - this is my tattoo. Are you guys ready?"

Showing it off, she said: "So here it is, right there.

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"I wish I was joking, but I am so serious.

"I go through laughing and crying.

"What the f**k?!"

"Omg no way I have the same tattoo!!!" someone else wrote in the comments section.

"I fell for the google translate too. We can be capital letter buddies!"

"I’m screaming over this," another laughed.

As a third said: "I actually love it though!"

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And someone else insisted there is actually a double meaning to the phrase.

"'Big Book' in Fijian can translate to mean you have many stories to tell, which is a way of saying you have many adventures," they said.

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