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.
2. noun, vulgar slang The clitoris.
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?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • (as) bright as a button
  • (as) cute as a button
  • (well,) bust my buttons
  • a hot button
  • as bright as a button
  • at the touch of a button
  • be as bright as a button
  • be as cute as a button
  • be missing some of (one's) buttons
  • belly button
  • bright as a button
  • bright as a button/new penny
  • button
  • button (one's) lip
  • button down
  • button it
  • button it!
  • button lip
  • button nose
  • button up
  • button your lip
  • Button your lip!
  • button-down
  • buttoned-down
  • buttoned-up
  • cactus buttons
  • cute as a button
  • dad fetch my buttons
  • Dad fetch my buttons!
  • have a/(one's) finger on the button
  • have all (one's) buttons
  • have all one's buttons
  • high-button shoes
  • hit the panic button
  • hot button
  • lose (one's) buttons
  • lose one's buttons
  • not have all (one's) buttons
  • on the button
  • press (all) the right buttons
  • press (someone's) buttons
  • press the button
  • press the panic button
  • press the right button
  • press/push the panic button
  • push (one's) buttons
  • push somebody's buttons
  • push someone's buttons
  • push someone's buttons, to
  • push the panic button
  • push the panic button, to
  • push the right button(s)
  • right on the button
  • Well, bust my buttons!
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Once you confirm that the buttons work properly, it's time to clean up the look and design of the menu.
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The basic technology for putting buttons together seems not to have changed much in many decades.
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From the name itself, the Haha button expresses laughter.
Facebook reactions
Many people wanted a dislike button to react to bad news, but the social media site was concerned that it would be used in negative ways.
Facebook to roll out six 'reactions' instead of dislike button
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Law firm hosts networking event at city museum
The astronaut Admiral and his corndog-wielding turtle sidekick, Ace, will adorn advertisements, merchandise and admittance buttons Riverfest 2015, May 29-June 6.
Village People part of lineup at Riverfest 2015: Button price goes up for the first time since 2006
Tap on the front of the button with your fingernail.
Buttons of yore : buttons are beautiful: their variety of theme, size, color and composition is seemingly endless. They're used as closures, objects of art or textural additions to fiber creations. But buttons can also be dangerous to your health! Some types are flammable, unstable and release noxious gas. Read on to learn what can harm you and your buttons
JENSON Button heads into his 250th grand prix this weekend with the inspirational words of late father John still ringing in his ears and providing a poignant reminder why he remains in love with the sport.
Words from late father give Button inspiration; MOTOR RACING
09 ( ANI ): Formula One racer Jenson Button has said that there is nothing he is 'afraid' of as the last couple of months have put everything into 'perspective' for him.
Button says nothing 'scares' him ahead of F1 Grand Prix