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Innies
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An informal term for belly buttons that curve inward rather than protrude; also used colloquially to describe introverted people.
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Most babies end up with innies rather than outies after the umbilical stump heals.
At the party, the innies quietly slipped away while the extroverts kept mingling.
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Primarily casual slang; "innie" contrasts with "outie" for belly buttons, and has more recently been adopted informally to describe introverted personalities.
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2. noun
Informally, introverted people, as opposed to extroverted "outies."
The team split into innies who preferred solo work and outies who thrived in groups.
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