でべそ

でべそ
noun
outie belly button
informalbody-part
1. outie belly button, protruding navel
A belly button that sticks out rather than going inward. A common childhood vocabulary word, as children often notice and comment on belly buttons.
でべそだ!
It's an outie!
うちの子(こ)はでべそです。
My child has an outie belly button.
Having an outie isn't unusual.

Kanji: Can be written as 出(で)べそ or 出臍(でべそ).

Word formation: 出(で) (protruding, sticking out) + へそ (臍(へそ), belly button). The へ becomes べ due to rendaku.

Childhood context: Children often tease each other about outies, making this a common playground word; the old taunt お前(まえ)の母(かあ)ちゃんでべそ ("your mom has an outie") is a stock childish insult.

Medical term: 臍(さい)ヘルニア (umbilical hernia) is the medical term for a protruding navel in infants.

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