barbell
nounUS /ˈbɑɹˌbɛl/
Etymology Blend of bar + dumbbell. The piercing is named after the exercise equipment, because of the visual resemblance.
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Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Weightlifting A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
- The in-house gym included “squat racks” for weight lifting, with iron barbells branded with “Thinking Machines” in bold white typeface.2026 January 22, Cade Metz, Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac, “The A.I. Start-Up Soap Opera Riveting Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026:
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Jewelry, Lifestyle A piece of jewellery composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, used as a piercing.
- Derived terms
- barbell bar pad, barbell cushion, barbell pad, barbell rack, nanobarbell
- Related terms
- dumbbell, kettlebell