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Benjamin Buttoning

Benjamin Buttoning is the present participle and gerund of Benjamin Button.

Meaning of Benjamin Button

Verb

Benjamin Button (third-person singular simple present Benjamin Buttons, present participle Benjamin Buttoning, simple past and past participle Benjamin Buttoned)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive, transitive) To seemingly age in reverse; to appear younger, either through changes in appearance or one's personality and lifestyle.
    • Wouldn't it be nice to have some variety in the whole "we get older the longer we are alive" cliche? For instance, what if we Benjamin Buttoned? That is, wouldn't you want to be born old and with the mind of an infant, then get physically younger as you matured?2012 October 26, “Would You Want to Age Backwards Like Benjamin Button?”, in VICE, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2023

Questions about Benjamin Buttoning

What is Benjamin Buttoning the present participle and gerund of?
Benjamin Buttoning is the present participle and gerund of Benjamin Button.

Words near Benjamin Buttoning in the dictionary

  1. Benj.
  2. benjamin
  3. Benjamin Button
  4. Benjamin Button disease
  5. Benjamin Buttoned
  6. Benjamin Buttoning
  7. Benjamin Buttons
  8. Benjamin Constant
  9. Benjamin fig
  10. Benjamin figs
  11. Benjamin Franklin

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