earlobe

American  

[eer-lohb] / ˈɪərˌloʊb /

Or ear lobe

noun

1. the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.

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Etymology

Origin of earlobe

First recorded in 1855–60; ear ¹ + lobe

Example Sentences

You don't get mad at people over their finger length or whether their earlobes are detached.

From Salon

Anthophorid bee, Level 1: “Almost pleasant, a lover just bit your earlobe a little too hard.”

From New York Times

Russians put clamps on her legs, arms and earlobes to send an electric current through her body, she said, and doused her in water to worsen the shocks.

From New York Times

He removed the stud from his left earlobe and said “yes, sir” to every ask: filling the ink in the printer, picking up a coach’s daughter from school, shoveling another coach’s driveway after a snowstorm.

From Washington Post

Forced inside, he and his wife were bound with cable ties and Mr Wardle had his right earlobe cut with wire clippers to extract information about his valuables.

From BBC