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Neville Longbottom

Neville Longbottom verb: to unexpectedly become significantly more attractive after going through puberty.

Verb

Neville Longbottom (third-person singular simple present Neville Longbottoms, present participle Neville Longbottoming, simple past and past participle Neville Longbottomed)

  1. (Internet) To unexpectedly become significantly more attractive after going through puberty.
    • But he's not the only member of the Harry Potter gang who Longbottomed. In fact, they all did. So let's take a look at this ridiculously gorgeous cast then vs. now...2017 April 21, Ellie Bate, “20 Child Stars Who Have Neville Longbottomed Pretty Damn Hard”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2022
    • The 30-year-old's comment has garnered more than 20,000 likes, with several Instagram users making the assumption that he was referencing the fact that he "Neville Longbottomed."2019 November 12, Sabrina Barr, “The actor who played Neville Longbottom in 'Harry Potter' told Tom Felton to 'speak for yourself' after the Malfoy actor said 'aging's a b----'”, in Business Insider...

Forms of Neville Longbottom

third-person singular presentNeville Longbottoms
present participleNeville Longbottoming
past participleNeville Longbottomed
pastNeville Longbottomed
alternative formLongbottom

Origin of Neville Longbottom

In reference to actor Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series. Lewis was perceived to have become significantly more attractive as an adult.

Questions about Neville Longbottom

What does Neville Longbottom mean?
Neville Longbottom means to unexpectedly become significantly more attractive after going through puberty.
What part of speech is Neville Longbottom?
Neville Longbottom is a verb.
What is the past tense of Neville Longbottom?
The past tense of Neville Longbottom is Neville Longbottomed.

Words near Neville Longbottom in the dictionary

  1. Neviim
  2. Nevil
  3. Nevile
  4. Nevill
  5. Neville
  6. Neville Longbottom
  7. Neville Longbottomed
  8. Neville Longbottoming
  9. Neville Longbottoms
  10. Nevills
  11. Nevils

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