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单词 outie
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Definition of outie in English:

outie

nounPlural outies ˈaʊtiˈoudē
informal
  • 1South African A homeless person.

    a hardened outie becomes resigned to sleeping in shop doorways
    Example sentencesExamples
    • 'If I can rehabilitate just one out of 50 "outies" I will be happy,’ he said.
    • They insist they are not hobos; rather they prefer to be called outies.
    • It is not easy to survive on Johannesburg streets this time of year. And our own 'outies' realise that, while it is lekker in summer, it is not nice to sleep on the beach in wintertime.
    • Jo'burg's 'outies' are reluctantly having to change their travel plans. Their outlawing by the Durban City Council means that few of these self-styled 'gentlemen of the road' will be making their annual trek to Durban.
    Synonyms
    tramp, drifter, down-and-out, derelict, beggar, itinerant, wanderer, nomad, wayfarer, traveller, gypsy, rover, vagabond, transient, migrant, homeless person, beachcomber, person of no fixed abode, person of no fixed address, knight of the road, bird of passage, rolling stone
  • 2A convex navel.

    her belly button is clearly an outie
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An "outie" is a result of a remaining umbilical cord that maintains some of its blood supply after being cut.
    • To surgically alter the navel, Dr. Nadler recommends opening the stalk which forms the "outie" to remove the hard tissue inside.
    • Some patients have a very small or an 'outie' belly button or other anatomical consideration where they really don't want their belly button altered.
    • There are three different types of patients who request the navel correction procedure, but it is that patient with an "outie" bellybutton who demands the technique for its aesthetic appeal.
    • Bellybuttons can generally be divided into innies and outies.
    • But since I'm a sporting type, and I like your company, I will let you know that it's an innie, not an outie.
    • Daisy's cord fell off - and it looks like she hasn't got an outy.
    • It's just that my belly button was born as an innie and has no business becoming an outie, at least not without my express permission.
    • Umbilicoplasty turns that "outy" inwards.

Origin

1970s: from out + -ie.

Rhymes

doughty, pouty, snouty
 
 

Definition of outie in US English:

outie

(also outy)
nounˈoudē
informal
  • A convex navel.

    her belly button is clearly an outie
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bellybuttons can generally be divided into innies and outies.
    • It's just that my belly button was born as an innie and has no business becoming an outie, at least not without my express permission.
    • There are three different types of patients who request the navel correction procedure, but it is that patient with an "outie" bellybutton who demands the technique for its aesthetic appeal.
    • An "outie" is a result of a remaining umbilical cord that maintains some of its blood supply after being cut.
    • Umbilicoplasty turns that "outy" inwards.
    • Daisy's cord fell off - and it looks like she hasn't got an outy.
    • To surgically alter the navel, Dr. Nadler recommends opening the stalk which forms the "outie" to remove the hard tissue inside.
    • But since I'm a sporting type, and I like your company, I will let you know that it's an innie, not an outie.
    • Some patients have a very small or an 'outie' belly button or other anatomical consideration where they really don't want their belly button altered.

Origin

1970s: from out + -ie.

 
 
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