septum piercing

English

Noun

septum piercing (plural septum piercings)

1. A nose piercing that goes through the nasal septum.

   Synonym: septum ring

   • 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 245:

     Diana wrinkled her nose in disgust, her tucked-up septum piercing catching the light from the upstairs hallway.

   • 2020 June 9, Keza MacDonald, “The Sims gets a climate-friendly makeover in Eco Lifestyle”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Eco Lifestyle adds features that The Sims’ enormous Gen Z audience had long been asking for, such as septum piercings and boho fashions that would look great down the allotment […]

Hypernyms

• nose piercing
• nose ring

Derived terms

• septum (ellipsis)