Tuesday, November 18th, 2008...10:39 pm
Learn-A-Word Wednesday: omphaloskepsis (om-fuh-lo-SKEP-sis)
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noun:
Contemplation of one’s navel as an aid to meditation.It is well known in the usually jocular phrase directed towards self-absorbed pursuits.
From Greek omphalos (navel) + skepsis (act of looking, examination).
You know you love this word. I think the Kid must do this a lot. She can easily because she’s naked much of the time.
As you age, your contemplation might turn from “hey, where’d that color of lint come from?” to “hey, am I imagining things or is my belly button bigger and where is that bag of chips I just put down?”
What deep thoughts do you contemplate while navel gazing?
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November 18th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
That’s just awesome. I’d like to know the word for staring at some navel other than my own in contemplation.
Like, for instance, the navel (or where I suppose it to be) on my pet skunk?
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November 19th, 2008 at 7:23 am
I can’t see my navel…is there a word for trying to find it?
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November 19th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Reese, I think that’s a fuzzy navel you’re talking about…..yum!
November 19th, 2008 at 9:39 am
I think my contemplation is always, why do some get an “inney not an outty” belly button. And what if I find something other than lint in there…
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November 19th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Dumb, I think that word is “neck strain.” Ok, two words.
Mike, let’s not think about that “other” category. Eeek.
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:50 am
Well, there we have it. My new favorite word. Any advice on how to remember it??
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