stretching

Enlarging the diameter of a piercing by using a taper, a horn shaped piece of plastic or metal. The stretching takes time and should be done slowly to avoid ripping the tissue. When the stretching is done, you put in a tunnel or a plug.
Commonly done on earlobes but also on nipples, tongue, labret piercings etc.

A:"Hey, what's that in your ear?"
B:"A taper. I'm stretching my other ear lobe, too."

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