pierce
A piercingA piercing.
» Tom got his tongue pierced.
Tom hat sich ein Zungenpiercing machen lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том сделал пирсинг языка. — odexed
Том зробили пірсінг язика. — deniko
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2 senses(nonstandard)A piercing.
(Japan)A pierced earring.
- 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Examples
146 sentencesTom got his tongue pierced.
Том зробили пірсінг язика. — deniko
ruТом сделал пирсинг языка. — odexed
deTom hat sich ein Zungenpiercing machen lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have a pierced ear.
У мене проколоте вухо. — deniko
ruУ меня проколото ухо. — marafon
Tom got his left ear pierced.
ruТом проколол себе левое ухо. — marafon
Can I get my ears pierced?
ruМожно мне проколоть уши? — Wezel
Mary got her belly button pierced.
Origin
From Middle English perce, from conjugated forms of Old French percier such as (jeo) piercFrom Middle English perce, from conjugated forms of Old French percier such as (jeo) pierce (“I pierce”), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertūsiō, from Latin pertūsus, past participle of pertundō (“thrust or bore through”), from per- (“through”) + tundō (“beat, pound”). Displaced native Old English þȳrlian (literally “to hole”).
Borrowed from Japanese ピアス (piasu, “pierced earring”), itself from English pierce.
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