navel-gazing
Meanings
noun
- The contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.
- An excessive focus on oneself; self-indulgent introspection.
- A (disproportionate) concentration on a single issue.
verb
- present participle and gerund of navel-gaze
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Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοσκοπία (omphaloskopía). By surface analysis, navel + gazing.
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