body piercing
noun
: the practice or an instance of adorning the body with jewelry or ornamentation that penetrates the flesh
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Goths, horror fans, witchcraft enthusiasts, the Purgatory crowd and anyone else in the market for a new skull or can check out the first Charlotte Oddities and Curiosities Expo, featuring shopping, taxidermy classes, sideshow performances, body piercing and live human suspension.
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Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
A little digging confirms that this is the first time Lovato has subtly flashed the body piercing.
—Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2021
The pandemic was brutal for body piercing businesses, with sales plunging nationally from $755 million in 2019 to $487 million a year later when government mandates shut down stores.
—Lucy Ladis, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
So will the body piercing, the scarification, the branding, the transdermal and subdermal implants, the ear pointing, the teeth pointing, the tongue splitting, and any other body modifications that are for cosmetic purposes and not deemed medically necessary.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2022
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Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
A little digging confirms that this is the first time Lovato has subtly flashed the body piercing.
—Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2021
The pandemic was brutal for body piercing businesses, with sales plunging nationally from $755 million in 2019 to $487 million a year later when government mandates shut down stores.
—Lucy Ladis, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
So will the body piercing, the scarification, the branding, the transdermal and subdermal implants, the ear pointing, the teeth pointing, the tongue splitting, and any other body modifications that are for cosmetic purposes and not deemed medically necessary.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2022
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“Body piercing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20piercing. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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