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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A vertical philtrum piercing, placed vertically through the lip using a curved barbell so that both beads are visible.

Etymology

Said to be a blend of Jesika + philtrum, after Jesika Bornsen, a woman who had this kind of piercing.

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