tongue ring
Mouth jewelry piece
A tongue ring is a piece of jewelry worn through a pierced tongue, typically a barbell with decorative balls on each end.
The term covers any tongue piercing jewelry, though technically a ring would be circular.
Tongue rings are associated with alternative style and are sometimes considered sexually suggestive: She got a tongue ring in college.
Penetrating or very sharp
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- titaniumElement twenty-two
- labretLower lip piercing jewelry
stud · flatback · anodized · biocompatible · surgical steel · acrylic · gem · spike
Bodily or emotional distress
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
discomfort · sensitivity · numbness · irritation · tingling · clicking · drooling · adjustment period
Conveying one's inner world
- identityWho someone is
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
individuality · statement · boldness · alternative · subculture · punk · edgy · aesthetic
Thing that makes holes
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- autoclavePressurized steam sterilization chamber
- aftercarePost-procedure recovery support
- salineSalt-water solution
antiseptic · healing · clamp · needle · swelling · placement · frenulum · midline
Direction of change
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- music sceneCommunity around a genre
- raveEnthusiastic praise or nightlong dance
club · piercing studio · body art · mainstream · taboo · workplace policy · generational · acceptance
piercing
Penetrating or very sharp
labret · stud · flatback · anodized · biocompatible · surgical steel · acrylic · gem · spike · retainer
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
tenderness · discomfort · sensitivity · numbness · irritation · tingling · clicking · drooling · adjustment period
self-expression
Conveying one's inner world
- identityWho someone is
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
counterculture · individuality · statement · boldness · alternative · subculture · punk · edgy · aesthetic · personal style
piercer
Thing that makes holes
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- autoclavePressurized steam sterilization chamber
- aftercarePost-procedure recovery support
saline · antiseptic · healing · clamp · needle · swelling · placement · frenulum · midline · consultation
trend
Direction of change
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- music sceneCommunity around a genre
rave · club · piercing studio · body art · mainstream · taboo · workplace policy · generational · acceptance · stigma
- body modificationtattoo, body modification, tattoos, piercing, tattooing
- adornmentsjewelry, necklace, bracelet, earring, brooch
- body adornmentschoker, ear cuff, gauges, ear plugs, cartilage piercing
- body mod suppliestattoo machine, tattoo gun, tattoo needle, tattoo needles, piercing needle
tongue ringunpierced
Having no holes
conservative · traditional · conventional · unadorned · unmodified
tongue ringwedding ring
Matrimonial finger ornament
engagement ring · pearl necklace · stud earrings · diamond brooch · wristwatch
tongue ringwedding ring
Matrimonial finger ornament
pearl earrings · diamond studs · class ring · signet ring · unadorned
tongue, ring, tongues, tongued, tongueless, rings, ringed, ringing, ringer