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Monroe piercing

Monroe piercing noun: a lip piercing placed off-center, above the upper lip on the left-hand side.

Noun

Monroe piercing (plural Monroe piercings)

  1. A lip piercing placed off-center, above the upper lip on the left-hand side.
    • For anyone with thin lips, the 5/16″ bar may still be too long and a 1/4″ bar may fit better, especially for Monroe piercings.[…]I have also seen girls use nose screws in their labret and Monroe piercings.2012, Genia Gaffaney, The Art of Body Piercing: Everything You Need to Know Before, During, and After Getting Pierced, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN
    • Her one Monroe piercing accentuated her face, the small diamond adding a slight sparkle to her flawless complexion.2016, Kel Fulgham, chapter 12, in Walk of the Claimed, Xlibris, →ISBN

Forms of Monroe piercing

pluralMonroe piercings

Origin of Monroe piercing

Named after American actress, singer, and model Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), whose mole it is thought to resemble, though the mole was on Monroe's cheek, not her lip.

Questions about Monroe piercing

What does Monroe piercing mean?
Monroe piercing means a lip piercing placed off-center, above the upper lip on the left-hand side.
What part of speech is Monroe piercing?
Monroe piercing is a noun.
What is the plural of Monroe piercing?
The plural of Monroe piercing is Monroe piercings.

Words near Monroe piercing in the dictionary

  1. Monro-Kellie doctrine
  2. Monro-Kellie hypothesis
  3. Monroe
  4. Monroe County
  5. Monroe Doctrine
  6. Monroe piercing
  7. Monroe piercings
  8. Monroecreekian
  9. Monroeism
  10. Monroeisms
  11. Monroeist

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