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the scar that proves you once lived plugged into another human.
means The small depression (or occasionally protrusion) in the middle of the belly, left where the umbilical cord was attached at birth.
from From Old English 'nafela,' a word with deep Germanic roots and cousins across many languages — related to Old Norse 'nafli,' German 'Nabel,' and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root '*(o)nobh-' meaning 'navel' or 'hub.' That same ancient root gives us 'nave,' the central block of a wheel from which the spokes radiate — so the body's center and the wheel's center share an unexpected family resemblance, both naming the still point at the heart of the thing.
- belly button
- a healed wound, not an organ
- two types
- innies and outies, decided by scar tissue
- oranges
- navel oranges grow a tiny second fruit inside
- contemplation
- navel-gazing was once a real meditation practice
- lint
- hair funnels fluff there, mostly bluish-gray
oranges navel — citrus fruit variety originating in brazil in the 1800s, seedless with a distinctive belly button
belly button piercing — body modification trend that peaked in the 1990s, particularly popular among teenagers and young adults