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jestrum

jestrum noun: a vertical philtrum piercing, placed vertically through the lip using a curved barbell so that both beads are visible.

jestrum: a vertical philtrum piercing, placed vertically through the lip using a curved barbell so that both...
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Noun

jestrum (plural jestrums)

  1. A vertical philtrum piercing, placed vertically through the lip using a curved barbell so that both beads are visible.

Forms of jestrum

pluraljestrums

Origin of jestrum

Said to be a blend of Jesika + philtrum, after Jesika Bornsen, a woman who had this kind of piercing.

Questions about jestrum

What does jestrum mean?
Jestrum means a vertical philtrum piercing, placed vertically through the lip using a curved barbell so that both beads are visible.
What part of speech is jestrum?
Jestrum is a noun.
What is the plural of jestrum?
The plural of jestrum is jestrums.

Words near jestrum in the dictionary

  1. jestingstock
  2. jestmonger
  3. jestmongers
  4. jestress
  5. jestresses
  6. jestrum
  7. jestrums
  8. jests
  9. jesture
  10. jestures
  11. jesty

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