tongue piercing

Barbell through muscle

A tongue piercing is a hole made through the tongue to accommodate jewelry, typically a barbell.

Among the most common body piercings after earlobes, tongue piercings carry associations with countercultural style and are popularly believed to enhance oral sex: She got a tongue piercing in college.

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body modification location

tongue piercingearring

Lobe-worn adornment

eyebrow piercing · nose piercing · navel piercing

visibility and social conservatism

tongue piercingpearl earrings

Lobe ornaments with nacre

wedding ring · stud earrings · diamond studs · engagement ring · wristwatch

body modification approach

tongue piercingunpierced

Having no holes

natural state · unadorned

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG