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Language: Old English
Origin: nafela

navel

 noun
     
Related topics: Human
na‧vel [countable]
1HBH the small hollow or raised place in the middle of your stomach [= belly button, tummy button]
2

gaze at/contemplate your navel

to spend too much time thinking about your own problems - used humorously
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