stupid hunk of metal in someones mouth, with is often troublesome. Used to expand the width of your mouth to make space for more teeth, usually followed by braces.
The Star Wars Expanded Universe refers to the large collection of Star Wars tie-in material such as Books and Comics that ended in 2014. Based on the movies' scenario, the expanded universe tells us about the History before and after the end of the films.
A term referring to an earring used to stretch your ear piercing. Examples are tapers, plugs, tunnels, and spirals.
Any jewelry used to stretch and/or maintain a stretch of your lobes is an ear expander.
A common mistake when referring to an ear expander is calling it a gauge (plural: gauges.) "Gauge" refers to a size such as 12G or 00G.
Correctly referring to your ear expanders takes you from hipster to knowledgeable body modifier.