bellybutton
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bellybutton
Example Sentences
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She showed her bellybutton in 1970, a scandal at the time, opening a public debate about propriety on television.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Like bellybutton piercings of the streets, the gleam of these cast-iron discs are little glimpses of jewellery not usually seen.
From BBC ● May 14, 2021
As a result, while discussing the remarkable diversity of creatures dwelling on and in our bodies, he can tell you that his own bellybutton harbors a bacterium, Marimonas, also found in the Mariana Trench.
From Scientific American ● May 16, 2020
What’s the name of the Etsy store making sweaters from bellybutton fuzz?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2019
The third was about people who pierce weird body parts: One girl had a silver nail run through her bellybutton, and another one had a diamond stud put in her tongue.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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