innie

noun

in·​nie ˈi-nē How to pronounce innie (audio)
plural innies
informal
: a navel that is concave
It was a fine belly-button; I kept it clean, I was proud to have such an attractive innie.Alexa Erickson
Got an innie? You're in the majority. Ninety percent of humans have innies.David Freeman
compare outie

Examples of innie in a Sentence

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Gemma did try to escape her own cycle of suffering and rebirth, but was crushed by her innie’s compliance. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Sharing a chat around the campfire, Irvin points the finger at Helly by suggesting her innie is really her outie. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 The Season 1 finale of the Apple TV+ sci-fi series featured the innies breaking out of Lumon and exploring their outie's lives. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025 After unexpectedly awaking in the snowy wilderness of the Dieter Eagan National Forest, dressed to the nines in matching black fur coats and hats, the innies stumble upon an old-school TV cart. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025 Upon contact, the innie falls to his knees, whereupon his head swells into a faceless balloon that floats upwards off his body. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025 Or maybe the goat people’s outies are all perfectly normal, and their innies have just gone native after spending so much time in the company of these adorable little critters? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 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 the barriers between the innie and outie worlds are being pushed, and at times outright broken. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

in entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of innie was in 1966

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“Innie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innie. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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