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nombrilism

nombrilism noun: navel-gazing.

Noun

nombrilism (uncountable)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) Navel-gazing.
    • enough of the gay nombrilism? enough of the consensual webzines?come on inKe... it is all information non conformist...
      http://inke.free.fr/anglais/indexus.htm2001 February 18, Marco, “inKe in english”, in alt.journalism.gay-press (Usenet), retrieved 16 Apr 2022
    • i dont think so buddy... chinesse and hindou are way more talked... but anglo-saxon nombrilism try to state that.2002 August 14, Simn, “Diane Francis column: 'Bilingualism's Sorry Legacy'”, in nb.jobs (Usenet), retrieved 16 Apr 2022

Origin of nombrilism

From French nombrilisme.

Questions about nombrilism

What does nombrilism mean?
Nombrilism means navel-gazing.
What part of speech is nombrilism?
Nombrilism is a noun.

Words near nombrilism in the dictionary

  1. nombles
  2. Nombre de Jesús
  3. nombril
  4. nombril point
  5. nombril points
  6. nombrilism
  7. nombrils
  8. nome
  9. nome sane
  10. nomegestrol
  11. nomeid

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