innie

noun

in·​nie ˈi-nē 

plural innies

informal

: a navel that is concave

It was a fine belly-button; I kept it clean, I was proud to have such an attractive innie.

—Alexa Erickson

Got an innie? You're in the majority. Ninety percent of humans have innies.

—David Freeman

compare outie

Examples of innie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How strong are the walls of severance, and what, if anything, bleeds through from innie to outie? —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025

But the barriers between the innie and outie worlds are being pushed, and at times outright broken. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025

Season 1 ended three years ago on a cliffhanger, with the innies staging a rebellion and discovering disturbing truths about their outies. —Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025

And as an innie, I can be counted on to avoid spoilers. —Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025

Fearing punishment for innie escape, Mark is instead received in the office as a hero. —James Poniewozik, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

This is possible due to the Overtime Contingency, an emergency process that allows innies to be woken up in the outside world. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025

That contrast between innie and outie is most stark for Lower. —Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024

Latta sees that as a representation of the division between innies and outies. —Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

in entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for innie

• finny
• ginny
• jinny
• mini
• minnie
• ninny
• pinnae
• skinny
• spinney
• swinney
• tinny
• whinny