"belly ring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: belly rings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} belly ring (plural belly rings)
  1. A form of body art wherein a piercing is placed in a cauterized puncture of the umbilicus. Categories (topical): Jewelry Synonyms: abdominal ring, belly button ring, navel ring, bellyring

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          "ref": "2007, Alyson Noël, Kiss & Blog, St. Martin's Press, published 2007, page 144",
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