# Prince Albert piercing?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-piercing/221792>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 30, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-piercing/221792 "2003-12-30T16:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![CrazyNMellow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@CrazyNMellow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyNMellow)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-piercing/221792/1 "2003-12-30T16:53:23Z")

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How did the male piercing “Prince Albert” get its name?

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**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-piercing/221792/2 "2003-12-30T17:33:56Z")

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Cecil answered this question once, but I can’t find the article right now.

The short answer is that it is named for Queen Victoria’s consort, who allegedly had one.

Here is a [link](http://www.5-ave.com/piercing/male.php)

Anyone have the SD link?

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**Author:** ![CrazyNMellow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@CrazyNMellow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyNMellow)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-piercing/221792/3 "2003-12-30T19:34:42Z")

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After viewing the link, I was pleasently surprised to see the “pubic piercing,” which rumor has it, Lenny Kravitz sports. (Which by the way is surely wasted on Nicole Kidman!).

I think we need to revive the pubic piercing. Men unite in the name of clitoral happiness!!

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-piercing/221792/4 "2003-12-30T23:09:24Z")

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If you’re content to think that a PA is the only “pubic piercing” well, so be it. 😃

But, there are a whole lot of piercable things down there! A few more: frenum, guiche, apadravya, ampallang, ladder.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-piercing/221792/5 "2003-12-31T00:00:37Z")

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Don’t forget those nifty little subcutaneous pearls that make willy look like some sort of exotic gourd.

You know it’s love when a fella goes that far “for her pleasure.”

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**Author:** ![CrazyNMellow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@CrazyNMellow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyNMellow)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-piercing/221792/6 "2003-12-31T14:30:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by gotpasswords \*  
> \*\*If you’re content to think that a PA is the only “pubic piercing” well, so be it. 😃
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> But, there are a whole lot of piercable things down there! A few more: frenum, guiche, apadravya, ampallang, ladder. \*\*

RE: GOTPASSWORDS

Apparently you didnt read the link. The pubic piercing is a particular style that is done directly above the penis, on the pubic skin. This is the “specific” piercing in which I am speaking of regarding Lenny. The link also went over the rest of those you listed. You apparently were the misinformed soul on this one… nice try. :wally