Etymology

Benjamin Button

Today it means: To seemingly age in reverse; to appear younger, either through changes in appearance or one's personality and lifestyle. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.