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What started as just applying a few drops of oil into my belly button at night turned into a full-on stomach massage each night, something that was super luxurious and effective.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
On the exhale, round your back and tuck your chin toward your chest by drawing your belly button in to move into the cat position.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
My favorite shows a jumbled mass of belly buttons and leglike limbs underneath several pairs of underwear in nude and lavender and satin.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Between her midriff-baring look, heaps of jewelry—including an of-the-era belly button piercing—and her voluminous blonde hair and lip liner, Tyla is a vision of the popstars of yore.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 July 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Belly button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly%20button. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
belly button
noun
: the human navel
Medical Definition
belly button
noun
belly but·ton
-ˌbət-ᵊn
: the human navel
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