Prince Albert

proper noun

A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A rural municipality in north-central Saskatchewan, which includes the city; in full, Rural Municipality of Prince Albert No. 461.
nounPrince Albert (plural Prince Alberts, abbreviation PA)

plural Prince Alberts · abbreviation PA

  1. slangA piercing through the glans penis.

    Urine will run directly over certain piercings, including the Prince Albert and foreskin. To soothe stinging, follow the suggestions under “Genital Piercing: Urinating,” page 136.

    2011, Elayne Angel, The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing, Crossing Press, →ISBN, page 154
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Prince Albert coat.

    and, by the way it fitted him, someone had loaned him a Prince Albert for the occasion, so old that it was green, instead of black, and frayed along the bottom.

    1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post

Origin

The name for the genital piercing derives from an urban myth, published by Doug Malloy, associating it with Albert, the Prince Consort of Queen Victoria.

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Translations

Dutch Prince Albert-piercing
  • Prince Albert-piercingpiercing through the glans penis
Finnish penislävistys
  • penislävistyspiercing through the glans penis
French Prince Albert
  • Prince Albertpiercing through the glans penis
German Prinz Albert
  • Prinz Albertpiercing through the glans penis
Romanian prințul Albert
  • prințul Albertpiercing through the glans penis
Russian При́нц Альбе́рт
  • При́нц Альбе́рт (Prínc Alʹbért)piercing through the glans penis
Swedish Prince Albert
  • Prince Albertpiercing through the glans penis
Cite this entry
APA

Prince Albert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20Albert

MLA

“Prince Albert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20Albert. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prince Albert,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20Albert.

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