Definition of body piercing
: the practice or an instance of adorning the body with jewelry or ornamentation that penetrates the flesh
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Gwinnett Commissioners voted recently to renew a special use permit for a tattoo and body piercing parlor in the 1000 block of Duluth Highway between McKendree Church Road and Parkside Walk Lane in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
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There's also not enough reliable data indicating the number of body piercing complications, the report said.
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First Known Use of body piercing
1976
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