Meanings
plural nasallangs
- A piercing that passes through both sides of the nose and the nasal septum.
The nasallang builds off of the look and direction of the genital piercing known as the ampallang. This piercing combines nostril and septum piercings. A single piece of jewelry, most often a barbell, passes horizontally through each nostril and the septum.
2008 September 30, Victoria Pitts-Taylor, Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body: [2 volumes], Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 3701 more example
The nasallang is another rare piercing made up of a pair of nostril piercings (one in each nostril) with a septum piercing at the same level in between the two. A single piece of jewelry, usually a barbell is worn connecting all three—although from an outsider's view it will simply appear as a pair of nostril piercings assuming that the barbell sits flush with the skin.
2007 August 30, Margo DeMello, “Nose Piercing”, in Encyclopedia of Body Adornment, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 206
Origin
Blend of nasal + palang (Malay, “crossbar”), styled after ampallang.
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