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• n  literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption

• navel-gazing

News & Articles

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• The Editor's Desk: Omphaloskepsis and 'the future of journalism'
  Given the recent news that Jeff Bezos, founder of the online retailer Amazon, has bought The Washington Post for $250 million, I'm hoping you won't mind me indulging today in a bit of omphaloskepsis. And yeah, it's a real word.
  Aug. 8, 2013 - Athens Banner-Herald