body piercing

noun

1. the piercing of a part of the body, as the navel, in order to insert an ornamental ring or stud.

Word History and Origins

Origin of body piercing¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

You can’t get a body piercing other than for earrings without parent consent,” he said.

From Washington Times

Wales' chief medical officer Frank Atherton said extra regulation was needed following an outbreak of skin infection pseudomonas at a Newport tattoo and body piercing establishment in 2014.

From BBC

Soon enough, Instagram offered up a profile: a body piercing business near Witherspoon’s Landover home.

From Washington Post

The Briton also clarified a comment he made this season in a row over the wearing of jewellery during races, when he told reporters he had a body piercing in a place he could not explain.

From Reuters

It was Saturday morning at Southbay Tattoo and Body Piercing in Carson, California, and owner Efrain Espinoza Diaz Jr. was prepping for his first tattoo of the day — a memorial portrait of a man that his widow wanted on her forearm.

From Salon