In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
omphaloskepsis, navel-gazing
(noun) literally, the contemplation of one’s navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
Source: WordNet® 3.1
omphaloskepsis (uncountable)
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
(figuratively) ratiocination to the point of self-absorption
Source: Wiktionary
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.