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Prince Albert
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English
Etymology
The name for the genital piercing derives from an urban myth, published by Doug Malloy, associating it with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Albert, the Prince Consort of Queen Victoria.
Proper noun
en community p/Nova Scotia c/Canada.
en city p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en rurmun in north-central p/Saskatchewan which includes the city w:Rural Municipality of Prince Albert No. 461.
Derived terms
en Prince Albert coat
Noun
+ (genital piercing)
PA
en slang A piercing through the glans penis.
en 2011 Elayne Angel The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing Crossing Press 9780307777911 154 https://books.google.com/books?id=83sjmTPnz48C&pg=PA154&dq=%22Prince+Albert%22&hl=&cd=2&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Prince%20Albert%22%&f=false Urine will run directly over certain piercings, including the Prince Albert and foreskin. To soothe stinging, follow the suggestions under “Genital Piercing: Urinating,” page 136.
en Prince Albert coat.
en 1916-03-11 Charles E. Van Loan Saturday Evening Post His Folks https://books.google.ca/books?id=g54xAQAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.RA10-PA15 and, by the way it fitted him, someone had loaned him a Prince Albert for the occasion, so old that it was green, instead of black, and frayed along the bottom.
Derived terms
en PA Princess Albertina Prince Albert cage reverse Prince Albert
Translations
piercing through the glans penis
Dutch: nl Prince Albert-piercing
Finnish: fi penislävistys
French: fr Prince Albert m
German: de Prinz Albert m
Romanian: ro prințul Albert m
Russian: ru При́нц Альбе́рт m
Swedish: sv Prince Albert
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