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
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Of the four outies, Helena is unquestionably the most different from her innie.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The outies will surely have their own aftermath to be explored in future episodes.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
The outies don't remember a single moment of menial labor from their work day.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Irving’s innie awakens to find that his outie has been obsessively researching Lumon, painting his home with unsettling black-and-white imagery close to the innie-reality.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Season 2 reveals that Dylan’s outie is a family man in urgent need of a steady income who’d been unable to hold down a job until Lumon came along.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
This conflict is most clearly manifested in Helly R., whose outie treats her like a tool to be used or abused rather than as an extension of herself, much less as an individual in her own right.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
Or that Helly’s outie is actually the daughter of Lumon’s CEO and a company executive in her own right?
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Outside the office, his outie is a bereft widower who chose to sever his mind just to get some emotional relief.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The outies will surely have their own aftermath to be explored in future episodes.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
The outies don't remember a single moment of menial labor from their work day.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Irving’s innie awakens to find that his outie has been obsessively researching Lumon, painting his home with unsettling black-and-white imagery close to the innie-reality.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Season 2 reveals that Dylan’s outie is a family man in urgent need of a steady income who’d been unable to hold down a job until Lumon came along.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
This conflict is most clearly manifested in Helly R., whose outie treats her like a tool to be used or abused rather than as an extension of herself, much less as an individual in her own right.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
Or that Helly’s outie is actually the daughter of Lumon’s CEO and a company executive in her own right?
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Outside the office, his outie is a bereft widower who chose to sever his mind just to get some emotional relief.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Outie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outie. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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