nose ring
See also: nosering
English
Alternative forms
Noun
nose ring (plural nose rings)
- A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.
- A ring worn on a person's nose, as jewellery.
- Hyponym: nuth
- 2024 June 18, Spencer Klavan, “A Matter of Taste”, in The American Mind[1]:
- Maybe it’s true that “the Left can’t meme,” if “the Left” refers to the earnest suburban revolutionary with an undercut and a nose ring who typically stalks your replies on X.
Translations
ring affixed to the snout of cattle
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ring worn as jewellery on the nose
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