Monroe piercing

English

Marilyn Monroe in 1953 with her beauty mark

A young woman with a Monroe piercing

Etymology

Named after American actress, singer, and model Marilyn Monroe (born 1926), whose mole—although on her cheek, not her lip—it is meant to resemble, which she had until 1959—genuine but accentuated with an eyebrow pencil for early-1950s glamour shoots.

Noun

Monroe piercing (plural Monroe piercings)

1. A lip piercing placed off-center, above the upper lip on the left-hand side.
   • 2012, Genia Gaffaney, The Art of Body Piercing: Everything You Need to Know Before, During, and After Getting Pierced, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN:

     For anyone with thin lips, the 5/16″ bar may still be too long and a 1/4″ bar may fit better, especially for Monroe piercings. […] I have also seen girls use nose screws in their labret and Monroe piercings.

   • 2016, Kel Fulgham, chapter 12, in Walk of the Claimed, Xlibris, →ISBN:

     Her one Monroe piercing accentuated her face, the small diamond adding a slight sparkle to her flawless complexion.

   • 2018, Deborah Wilde, The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Fall, →ISBN:

     The other two women were seated across the table: a fiery red-head, probably in her early thirties, dressed in the latest post-apocalyptic chic with a partially-shaved head and a very cool Monroe piercing above her lip;

Coordinate terms

• Madonna piercing (right-hand side)

Translations

lip piercing

• German: Monroe-Piercing

Further reading

• Monroe piercing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia