Meanings
nounbody piercing (countable and uncountable, plural body piercings)
plural body piercings
- uncountableThe practice of making an opening in part of the flesh and attaching rings, small barbells or varios other decoration through it.
He finds body piercing to be a satisfying occupation.
- countableAn opening made in the flesh through the above practice.
I have a number of body piercings that would make a nun shiver.
Translations
Bulgarian пиърсинг, пиърсинг
- пиърсинг (piărsing)the practice
- пиърсинг (piărsing)the hole
Chinese Mandarin 體環 /体环, 人體穿孔 /人体穿孔
- 體環 /体环 (tǐhuán)the practice
- 人體穿孔 /人体穿孔 (réntǐ chuānkǒng)the practice
- 身體穿洞 /身体穿洞 (shēntǐ chuāndòng)the practice
- 體環 /体环 (tǐhuán)the hole
- 人體穿孔 /人体穿孔 (réntǐ chuānkǒng)the hole
- 身體穿洞 /身体穿洞 (shēntǐ chuāndòng)the hole
Finnish kehonlävistys, kehonlävistys
- kehonlävistysthe practice
- kehonlävistysthe hole
French piercing, piercing
- piercingthe practice
- piercingthe hole
Russian пи́рсинг, пи́рсинг
- пи́рсинг (pírsing)the practice
- пи́рсинг (pírsing)the hole
Cite this entry
APA
body piercing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20piercing
MLA
“body piercing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20piercing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body piercing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20piercing.
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