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Type: Facial Massager Specs: Waterproof, durable aluminum and zinc-alloy design
How to Use: To use it on the neck, start at the base of the neck near the collarbone, then roll it upward towards the earlobe several times.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, would-be Norwegian trainers will keep pricking their fingers or earlobes to dial in the right workout intensity—and the rest of us, for now, will keep going with our gut.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
As the tussle escalated, Chambers allegedly pulled a knife and struck the older man on the side of the face, slicing his earlobe, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
After making a centimeter-long incision under the chin and, in some cases, two additional poke holes, one behind each earlobe, doctors insert a steel cannula to break up and suction out excess fat.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1785, in the meaning defined above
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“Earlobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earlobe. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
earlobe
noun
ear·lobe
ˈi(ə)r-ˌlōb
: a part hanging down from the ear of human beings and some domestic chickens
Medical Definition
earlobe
noun
ear·lobe
ˈi(ə)r-ˌlōb
: the pendent part of the ear especially of humans
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