button

button

1. noun, informal The point of the chin, especially as the target of a punch. He got punched right on the button, and his entire jaw shattered. I know that bully would leave you alone if you hit him on the button in front of the whole school. A: "How did you hurt your hand?" B: "I swung at the guy, but instead of hitting him on the button, I ended up punching the wall."

2. noun, vulgar slang The clitoris. Jenny said she wanted to get her button pierced this weekend. Obviously, you can't tell Mom or she'll freak!

3. verb, informal To close one's mouth or lips. I knew should button my lip before I said something offensive. Why don't you just button that pie hole of yours before I come over there and put my fist through your teeth? Hey, button your mouth! We don't need to hear any more out of you today!

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button

1. n. the termination of a recitation; the punch line of a joke; a zinger. (The equivalent of a button punched to signal a response.) When I got to the button, I realized that I had told the whole joke wrong.

2. n. a police officer’s badge or shield. The guy flashed his button, so I let him in.

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