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flesh tunnels

flesh tunnels is the plural of flesh tunnel.

Meaning of flesh tunnel

Noun

flesh tunnel (plural flesh tunnels)

  1. (informal) A piercing in the earlobe which has been deliberately stretched to achieve a larger gauge.
    • 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.2014 October 19, Nicole Mowbray, “Big increase in surgery to mend ‘flesh tunnel’ earlobes”, in The Observer
    Synonyms:
    ear tunnel
  2. (informal) A short, hollow, cylindrical piece of jewellery worn in such a piercing.

Questions about flesh tunnels

What is flesh tunnels the plural of?
Flesh tunnels is the plural of flesh tunnel.

Words near flesh tunnels in the dictionary

  1. flesh loaves
  2. flesh on the bones
  3. flesh one's maiden sword
  4. flesh out
  5. flesh tunnel
  6. flesh tunnels
  7. flesh wound
  8. flesh wounds
  9. flesh-bag
  10. flesh-bags
  11. flesh-brush

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