OMPHALOSKEPSIS

omphaloskepsis, navel-gazing

(noun) literally, the contemplation of one’s navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

omphaloskepsis (uncountable)

Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.

(figuratively) ratiocination to the point of self-absorption

Source: Wiktionary



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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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