flesh tunnel
English
A young man wearing a flesh tunnel
Noun
flesh tunnel (plural flesh tunnels)
- (informal) A piercing in the earlobe which has been deliberately stretched to achieve a larger gauge.
- Synonym: ear tunnel
- 2014 October 19, Nicole Mowbray, “Big increase in surgery to mend ‘flesh tunnel’ earlobes”, in The Observer:
- Potential employers didn’t seem to like the 4cm “flesh tunnel” holes he had in each ear as much as he did. […] The record holder for the largest flesh tunnels, at more than 10cm in diameter (big enough to put a fist through), is a Hawaiian man, Kala Kaiwi.
- (informal) A short, hollow, cylindrical piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing.
- Synonyms: ear tunnel, earplug, plug, earspool
Translations
piercing in the earlobe
piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing
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