septum piercing

noun

A nose piercing that goes through the nasal septum.

Meanings

nounseptum piercing (plural septum piercings)

plural septum piercings

  1. A nose piercing that goes through the nasal septum.

    Diana wrinkled her nose in disgust, her tucked-up septum piercing catching the light from the upstairs hallway.

    2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 245
    1 more example

    Eco Lifestyle adds features that The Sims’ enormous Gen Z audience had long been asking for, such as septum piercings and boho fashions that would look great down the allotment[…]

    2020 June 9, Keza MacDonald, “The Sims gets a climate-friendly makeover in Eco Lifestyle”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: septum ring

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA nose piercing that goes through the nasal septum.

Also see

Translations

Finnish väliseinän lävistys
  • väliseinän lävistysnose piercing
Portuguese piercing no septo
  • piercing no septonose piercing
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APA

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Chicago

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