"belly button ring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: belly button rings [plural]
Etymology: belly button + ring Etymology templates: {{compound|en|belly button|ring}} belly button + ring Head templates: {{en-noun}} belly button ring (plural belly button rings)
  1. A form of body art wherein a piercing is placed in a cauterized puncture of the umbilicus. Synonyms: belly ring, abdominal ring
    Sense id: en-belly_button_ring-en-noun-mFc1JxM6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I think belly button rings only look good on women's navels, not men's."
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