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    [Adjective]  | "but*ton-down" | \ ˈbə-tᵊn-ˌdau̇n \


    1: having the ends fastened to the garment with buttons

    2: having a button-down collar

    3: having buttons from the collar to the waist


    Origin: 1897 ;

    [Noun]  | "button-down" 


    1: a shirt with a button-down collar


    Origin: 1924 ;

    [Adjective]  | "button-down" 


    1: tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions;


      * e.g., " ... a button-down architectural firm would never have the imagination to produce such a cutting-edge design "





     [ "button-down" ]

    1: conservative, conventional, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... a button-down mind 

     [ "Sit down button" ]

    1: That bit just between the butt and the top of the back of the thigh, where if you kind of tickle it a little bit the person has to reflexively and involuntarily sit down.

      * e.g.,  ... (Falls over a bit) "Hey! That was my sit down button!" 

     [ "Button Down Shirt Energy" ]

    1: Not quite as bad as "small dick energy," but sort of a middle ground. No swag, harmless, forgetable, sexually invisible, insecure men who wear button down shirts as general fashion have this kind of "energy." Sort of a beta male.

      * e.g.,  ... Susie: "I'm going on a date with Thad tonight." 

     [ "down button downer" ]

    1: (negative) a person who frequently uses the down arrow button on their keyboard.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A: *presses down button 17 times within the span of 3 seconds* 

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