ear plug
n.— «Ear plugs: noun. Thick earring-like pieces of jewelry that stretch holes in ear lobes.» —“Spring Breakers flirt with casual sex” by Laura Johnson Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Apr. 10, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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