Meanings
plural flesh tunnels
- informalA piercing in the earlobe which has been deliberately stretched to achieve a larger gauge.
Potential employers didn’t seem to like the 4cm “flesh tunnel” holes he had in each ear as much as he did. […] The record holder for the largest flesh tunnels, at more than 10cm in diameter (big enough to put a fist through), is a Hawaiian man, Kala Kaiwi.
2014 October 19, Nicole Mowbray, “Big increase in surgery to mend ‘flesh tunnel’ earlobes”, in The ObserverSynonyms: ear tunnel
- informalA short, hollow, cylindrical piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing.
Synonyms: ear tunnel, earplug, plug, earspool
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA piercing in the earlobe which has been deliberately stretched to achieve a larger gauge.
nounA short, hollow, cylindrical piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing.
Translations
Hungarian fültágító
- fültágítópiece of jewellery worn in such a piercing
Cite this entry
flesh tunnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flesh%20tunnel
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