Prince Albert

English

Etymology

The name for the genital piercing derives from an urban myth, published by Doug Malloy, associating it with Queen Victoria's consort Albert.

Proper noun

Prince Albert

1. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. A city in Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. The Rural Municipality of Prince Albert No. 461, a rural municipality in north-central Saskatchewan, which includes the city.

Noun

Prince Albert (plural Prince Alberts)

1. (slang) A piercing through the glans penis.

   Synonym: PA

   • 2011, Elayne Angel, The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing, Crossing Press, →ISBN, page 154:

     Urine will run directly over certain piercings, including the Prince Albert and foreskin. To soothe stinging, follow the suggestions under “Genital Piercing: Urinating,” page 136.

2. Ellipsis of Prince Albert coat.
   • 1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post‎^[1]:

     and, by the way it fitted him, someone had loaned him a Prince Albert for the occasion, so old that it was green, instead of black, and frayed along the bottom.

Translations

piercing through the glans penis

• Dutch: Prince Albert-piercing
• Finnish: penislävistys
• French: Prince Albert m
• German: Prinz Albert m
• Romanian: prințul Albert m
• Russian: При́нц Альбе́рт m (Prínc Alʹbért)
• Swedish: Prince Albert

Further reading

• Prince Albert on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prince Albert (genital piercing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia