"Monroe piercing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Monroe piercings [plural]
Etymology: Named after American actress, singer, and model Marilyn Monroe (born 1926), whose mole—although on her cheek, not her lip—it is meant to resemble, which she had until 1959—genuine but accentuated with an eyebrow pencil for early-1950s glamour shoots. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Monroe piercing (plural Monroe piercings)
  1. A lip piercing placed off-center, above the upper lip on the left-hand side. Wikipedia link: Marilyn Monroe Coordinate_terms: Madonna piercing (english: right-hand side) Translations (lip piercing): Monroe-Piercing (German)

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