>> Piercing wordbook

This piercing-wordbook, does of course not cover anything related to piercing.
The general idea is, that you here will find a plain-English explanation to all the 'technical terms' ( as well as business-slang ) that you'll meet in our homepage !

Alloy

 

Mixture of metals. E.g. 18 carat gold, is 18 parts gold combined with 6 parts of 'something else' e.g. Brass.

Ampallang

Piercing horizontally through the penis-head.

Apadravya

Piercing vertically through the penis-head.

APP

Association of Professional Piercers (USA)

Autoclave

Device for sterilization of e.g. surgical instruments. Applies very high temperature as well as high pressure.

Autoclave-bags

Plastic bags designed for sterilization in high temperatures, as well as high pressure.

 

 

Piercing, which is placed below the neck.

Butterfly

Piercing between the collarbones.

 

C
Cartilage-piercing

 

Piercing through the cartilage, e.g. in the ear.

Christina

Piercing through Labia Major, where they 'meet', from the vagina towards the clitoris.  Also called Female Labret.

Conch

Ear-piercing, see picture.

 

Construction

Vertical ear-piercing, through the 'top' of the ear, and the 'bottom'.

 

D
Daith

 

Ear-piercing.

Disinfect

To remove germs / bacteria from e.g. a piercing-tool.

Dydoe

Male genital piercing, through the 'rim' of the glans penis.

 

E
Earl

 

Piercing through the 'nose-rim', between the eyes.

Ear-piercing

Piercing in the ear. All ear-piercings apart from earlobe are cartilage piercings.

 

F
Facial-piercing

 

Piercing in the face. E.g. Ear, lip or eyebrow.

 

G
Genital-piercing

 

Piercing in the genitals. Male e.g. penis, female e.g. labia.

Glans penis

'Tip' of penis. Also called "penis-head".

 

H
Hafada

 

Male genital Piercing, in the scrotum.

Healing

The process/processes leading up to complete healing.

 

I
Industrial

 

Horizontal ear-piercing, through the upper part of the ear.

Isotonic saline solution

A 0,9% sterile saline solution

Iwacha

Piercing through the upper lip.

 

Jewelry exchange

 

Some piercings swell. Therefore you use a larger piece of jewelry, in order to allow the swelling. Later, when swelling has subsided, a smaller piece of jewelry is used, to secure a perfect fit.

 

Keeper

 

A horse-shoe-shaped jewelry, used to 'hide' a septum-piercing.

 

L
Labreth

 

Piercing through the lower lip.

Lactacyd

Mouthwash used e.g. with tongue-piercings.

Lip- / cheek piercing

Piercing penetrating lip(s) or cheek, and so a skin-piercing as well as a mouth piercing.

Listerine

Mouthwash used e.g. with piercings-piercings.

 

M
Madonna

 

Piercing through the facial skin, between the nose and the corner of the mouth. Also known as Monroe.

Master piercer

A Senior piercer, having contributed considerably to the piercing scene.

Monroe

Piercing through the facial skin, between the nose and the corner of the mouth. Also known as Madonna.

 

N
Nickel

 

Metal, which is influencing with the body. Strong allergizing agent.

Niobium

Other name for titanium, said to be even more clean.

 

O
OAPP Denmark

 

Organisation of Professional Piercers in Denmark / Organisationen af professionelle piercere i Danmark

Oralsex

"Mouth-sex", e.g. fellatio or cunnilingus, where a sexual organ is 'treated' by mouth or tongue.

 

P
PA

 

Short for Prince Albert.

Peroxide

H2O2; was used to cleanse wounds, until it was discovered that the tissue-damage was greater than the cleansing effect.

Piercee

A person who is about to be pierced.

Piercer

A person educated to perform piercings.

Piercing

Used generally about the process (to pierce) as well as the thing (a hole in the body), and (in Denmark) about the piece of jewelry, in the 'hole'.

Piercing gun

Spring loaded 'gun' used by goldsmith's and no-good piercers.

Prince Albert

Piercing through the 'bottom' of glans penis, and the urethra.

 

Provon

Mild disinfecting soap, suitable for piercings.

Pubic

Piercing through the skin, at the top of penis at the penis-base.

 

Queen Victoria

 

Piercing through the 'top' of glans penis, and the urethra. Also known as "an overturned Prince Albert"

 

R
Rook

 

Ear-piercing, at the 'top' of the ear.

 

S
Saline solution

 

(Here) a solution of 99.1% water and 0.9% salt.

Satin

Mild disinfecting soap, suitable for piercings.

Screw on's

Balls spikes or the like, intended to be screwed onto a piece of jewelry.

Senior piercer

Piercer with more than 4 years of experience.

Septum

Piercing through the 'middle wall' in the nose.

Skin-piercing

Piercing, which is only penetrating the skin.

Spike

'Sharp' screw-on, e.g. used at the ends of a septum-stick.

Sterilization

A process ensuring that the item carries absolutely no germs. Is done in an autoclave.

Surface healing

The process where the piercing-channel is 'closing' the surface.

Surfacially healed

As soon as the piercing-channel have 'closed' the surface.

Surgical steel

Steel-type developed for implantations in the body. E.g. holding broken bones together.

 

T
Tech 2000

 

Mouthwash used e.g. with piercings-piercings.

Thalats

'Softening-agent' added to PVC. Believed to be rather harmful.

Thoroughly healed

When the piercing-channel have 'solidified' the surface, and is able to cope with some 'stress', e.g. pulling.

Titanium

Metal, stronger and lighter than steel. Often in bright colors.

Piercing-piercing

Piercing through the tongue.

Tragus

Ear-piercing, in the upper part of the ear.

Triangel

Piercing through the clitoris'base'. Replaces clitoral-piercing, as this one often does not heal in a proper way.

 

U
UV reflecting

 

Plastic-material, which is 'glowing' when exposed to UV (disco) light.

 

V
Vitamin C

 

Vitamin promoting the healing-process. 

Vivag

Mild disinfecting soap, suitable for piercings.

 

Wound-liquid

 

Whitish liquid containing dead skin-cells and others. Dries to a yellowish 'crisp' mass.

 

X

 

 

Y

 

 

Z

Zinc

 

Metal, which when eaten, promotes the healing process (tablets).