body piercing
noun
: the practice or an instance of adorning the body with jewelry or ornamentation that penetrates the flesh
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Goths, horror fans, witchcraft enthusiasts, the Purgatory crowd and anyone else in the market for a new skull or can check out the first Charlotte Oddities and Curiosities Expo, featuring shopping, taxidermy classes, sideshow performances, body piercing and live human suspension.
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Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
The pandemic was brutal for body piercing businesses, with sales plunging nationally from $755 million in 2019 to $487 million a year later when government mandates shut down stores.
—Lucy Ladis, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
The most important step to remember before a body piercing appointment is to eat and drink water.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
Soon enough, Instagram offered up a profile: a body piercing business near Witherspoon’s Landover home.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
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Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
The pandemic was brutal for body piercing businesses, with sales plunging nationally from $755 million in 2019 to $487 million a year later when government mandates shut down stores.
—Lucy Ladis, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
The most important step to remember before a body piercing appointment is to eat and drink water.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
Soon enough, Instagram offered up a profile: a body piercing business near Witherspoon’s Landover home.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
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“Body piercing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20piercing. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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