English Explanatory Dictionary

Benjamin Button

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To seemingly age in reverse; to appear younger, either through changes in appearance or one's personality and lifestyle.

Word forms

Benjamin Button Benjamin Buttons Benjamin Buttoning Benjamin Buttoned

Etymology

In reference to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1922), a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born old and ages in reverse.

Related words

Benjamin Button disease agerasia Dorian Gray syndrome
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