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belly button
 n.— «The CinC comes up with a warplane. He briefs the secretary and also the president, and then he supplies them daily with updates, as well as normal briefing periodically on how it’s going. If they’re not satisfied, they know where the belly button is, they know where to come, they know who to fire.» —“Live Today: America’s New War: What is Central Command?” by Daryn Kagan, Don Shepperd CNN Nov. 27, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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