snakebite

English

snakebite lip piercings

Alternative forms

  • snake bite

Etymology

snake + bite

Pronunciation

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Noun

snakebite (countable and uncountable, plural snakebites)

  1. (countable) The bite of a snake.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A mixture of cider and lager; a serving of this drink.
    • 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, Hamish Hamilton, page 231:
      We agreed to go down to the bar and get a snakebite together.
  3. (countable) Either of a pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake.
    Ellie recently got a navel piercing and snakebites.

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