nombrilism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French nombrilisme.

Noun[edit]

nombrilism (uncountable)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) Navel-gazing.
    • 2001 February 18, Marco, “inKe in english”, in alt.journalism.gay-press‎[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16:
      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.htm
    • 2002 August 14, Simn, “Diane Francis column: 'Bilingualism's Sorry Legacy'”, in nb.jobs‎[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16:
      i dont think so buddy... chinesse and hindou are way more talked... but anglo-saxon nombrilism try to state that.
    • 2011 July 11, Nashton, “How the EU "helps" Greece. ECB is raising interest rates to fight inflation!!!!”, in soc.culture.greek‎[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16:
      In the meantime, content yourself with your usual nombrilism.
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