plural outies
informal
: a navel that is convex
During your first trimester, you probably won't notice many changes to your belly button. But once you hit the second and third trimester, your button may "pop" from an innie to an outie.—
Caroline Tung Richmond
Caroline Tung RichmondWho knew your belly button was something to sing about? Whether … an innie or an outie, those little stomach dents are pretty special.—Andrea Romano
compare innie
Andrea RomanoExamples of outie in a Sentence
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Season 2 reveals that Dylan’s outie is a family man in urgent need of a steady income who’d been unable to hold down a job until Lumon came along.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
This conflict is most clearly manifested in Helly R., whose outie treats her like a tool to be used or abused rather than as an extension of herself, much less as an individual in her own right.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
Or that Helly’s outie is actually the daughter of Lumon’s CEO and a company executive in her own right?
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Outside the office, his outie is a bereft widower who chose to sever his mind just to get some emotional relief.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
As the events of Season 2 unfold, something akin to a class war breaks out between innies and outies.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
That contrast between innie and outie is most stark for Lower.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Another big reveal at the end of last season was that outie Mark’s wife Gemma (Dichen Lachman) was actually still alive in the form of Ms. Casey, the counselor at Lumon.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
An outie belly button is typically a cosmetic issue with no symptoms that doesn't require treatment.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Oct. 2024
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
This conflict is most clearly manifested in Helly R., whose outie treats her like a tool to be used or abused rather than as an extension of herself, much less as an individual in her own right.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
Or that Helly’s outie is actually the daughter of Lumon’s CEO and a company executive in her own right?
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Outside the office, his outie is a bereft widower who chose to sever his mind just to get some emotional relief.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
As the events of Season 2 unfold, something akin to a class war breaks out between innies and outies.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
That contrast between innie and outie is most stark for Lower.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Another big reveal at the end of last season was that outie Mark’s wife Gemma (Dichen Lachman) was actually still alive in the form of Ms. Casey, the counselor at Lumon.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
An outie belly button is typically a cosmetic issue with no symptoms that doesn't require treatment.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Outie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outie. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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