Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A recessed navel.

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  • noun slang A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
  • noun slang A vagina with inner labia minora

Etymologies

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in +‎ -ie

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Examples

  • It works like this: You wear it as an "innie" or an "outie", just like a belly button.

    Best Patent Ever 2006

  • It works like this: You wear it as an "innie" or an "outie", just like a belly button.

    Archive 2006-08-01 2006

  • "I have an 'innie' and demand to know where you've seen an 'outie.'"

    The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank Bombeck, Erma 1972

  • Yup, the FIRST act of this Opera STARTS with them giving King Kong one HELL of an "innie" for a belly button.

    Not funny... ever. 2008

  • Everything from the bizarre (Was Plato's belly button an "innie" or an "outie"?) to the expected (omelet recipes with peanut butter and clam sauce).

    Edhat Santa Barbara 2008

  • Confounding the perennial debate about the relative merits of having an "innie" or "outie" belly button, the photograph showed that she had what appeared to be more of a smooth dimple.

    The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2008

  • Fetishes Is there a way to turn your "innie" belly button into an "outie" permanently without surgery?

    Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories 2008

  • Gooch [Uncle Sandy], and was attended by Miss Mollie Gooch as bridesmaid, and four little pages — two cousins, and [the] two sons of Mrs. M [innie].

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • If you have an innie (and 90 percent of us do), the belly button is an area that can trap moisture and bacteria ....

    Fun facts about women's "freaky & fabulous" bodies Jennifer Huget 2010

  • She wore low-rise jeans that underlined an “outie” belly button, pierced by a familiar blue topaz stud, whereas mine was an “innie.”

    Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010

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