body modification
Americannoun
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any method of making permanent changes to the body, including piercing, tattooing, subdermal implants, etc., usually for aesthetic purposes or personal expression.
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a permanent change made to the body by piercing, tattooing, implants, etc.
noun
Etymology
Origin of body modification
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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Mr Gustavson, 45, is accused of leading an extreme body modification operation.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023
She owned the Sol Tribe Tattoo & Piercing shop and had worked in the body modification industry since 1994, according to a biography of her on the shop’s website.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021
Brazilian tattoo artist Michel Faro Prado has taken body modification to a new level by transforming himself into a devil look-alike.
From Reuters • Aug. 20, 2021
They received body modification surgery to resemble one another as a single being named Breyer P-Orridge and adopted gender neutral pronouns.
From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2020
It’s not necessarily worth trying to ground an interest in low-stakes body modification as being trans-related or not.
From Slate • Jul. 11, 2019
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