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blow my buttons

blow my buttons interjection: a cry of surprise.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) A cry of surprise.
    • Blow my buttons, if I warn't most scared to death when I seed yer comin'!1855, Timothy Templeton (pseud. [i.e. Charles Adams.]), Adventures of My Cousin Smooth (page 192)

Questions about blow my buttons

What does blow my buttons mean?
Blow my buttons means a cry of surprise.
What part of speech is blow my buttons?
Blow my buttons is an interjection.

Words near blow my buttons in the dictionary

  1. blow me pink
  2. blow me tight
  3. blow me up
  4. blow mould
  5. blow moulds
  6. blow my buttons
  7. blow off
  8. blow off course
  9. blow off one's steam
  10. blow off steam
  11. blow on

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