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
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Gretchen comes clean to Dylan’s outie about this, and things don’t go terribly well.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Your outie judges people who take off their shoes on planes.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
How strong are the walls of severance, and what, if anything, bleeds through from innie to outie?
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
But some fans have also been speculating that outie Irving's investigation into Lumon may have to do with his father possibly meeting a similar fate to Gemma.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
This, in essence, creates two selves: those who live in the outside world (outies); and those who are confined to the basement office of Lumon Industries (innies).
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
Mark is reintegrating, merging the memories of his innie and his outie.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Dylan has been allowed to meet — and unexpectedly woo — his outie’s wife.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Of course, all the innies are routinely dehumanized, being forced to work endlessly while their outies get to experience and theoretically enjoy the freedom of the outside world.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Your outie judges people who take off their shoes on planes.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
How strong are the walls of severance, and what, if anything, bleeds through from innie to outie?
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
But some fans have also been speculating that outie Irving's investigation into Lumon may have to do with his father possibly meeting a similar fate to Gemma.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
This, in essence, creates two selves: those who live in the outside world (outies); and those who are confined to the basement office of Lumon Industries (innies).
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
Mark is reintegrating, merging the memories of his innie and his outie.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Dylan has been allowed to meet — and unexpectedly woo — his outie’s wife.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Of course, all the innies are routinely dehumanized, being forced to work endlessly while their outies get to experience and theoretically enjoy the freedom of the outside world.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Outie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outie. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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