"flesh tunnel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flesh tunnels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flesh tunnel (plural flesh tunnels)
  1. (informal) A piercing in the earlobe which has been deliberately stretched to achieve a larger gauge. Tags: informal Synonyms: ear tunnel
    Sense id: en-flesh_tunnel-en-noun-XlXMBzyE
  2. (informal) A short, hollow, cylindrical piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing. Tags: informal Synonyms: ear tunnel, earplug, plug, earspool Translations (piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing): fültágító (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-flesh_tunnel-en-noun-LE49~1-Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing': 23 77

Inflected forms

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