Meaning & use
a snug piercing
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Meaning
nouncountablespecialist
A piercing through the inner ridge of cartilage in the ear, parallel to the outer edge.
Grammar: Countable; you can say 'a snug piercing' or 'snug piercings'. Often used with 'get' or 'have'.
Patterns
- get a snug piercing
- have a snug piercing
She decided to get a snug piercing after seeing it online.
A snug piercing takes a long time to heal and needs careful cleaning.
Word forms
| plural | snug piercings |
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Common combinations
- get a snug piercing
- He got a snug piercing at a professional studio.
- heal a snug piercing
- It can take months to heal a snug piercing.
- snug piercing jewelry
- She bought special jewelry for her snug piercing.
- a painful snug piercing
- A snug piercing is often described as painful to receive.
Word family
Commonly confused: a snug piercing or industrial piercing? a snug piercing or daith piercing?
a snug piercing vs industrial piercing
An industrial piercing goes through the upper ear cartilage with a long bar, while a snug piercing is on the inner ridge.
a snug piercing vs daith piercing
A daith piercing is in the innermost cartilage fold above the ear canal, not the inner ridge.
Practice
What is a snug piercing?
Choose one answer.
A snug piercing is specifically located on the inner ridge of the ear cartilage. The other options are different piercing locations.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “a snug piercing”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.