gauging
n.— «The nearby Irving, Grand Prairie and DeSoto districts also ban grills, and some also address gauging—the process of placing increasingly large items in the ears to stretch the lobes.» —“Dallas-area school district bans mouth ‘grills’” in Arlington Houston Chronicle (Texas) July 10, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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