Neville Longbottom

verb

To unexpectedly become significantly more attractive after going through puberty.

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Meanings

verbNeville Longbottom (third-person singular simple present Neville Longbottoms, present participle Neville Longbottoming, simple past and past participle Neville Longbottomed)

present singular third person Neville Longbottoms · participle present Neville Longbottoming · participle past Neville Longbottomed · past Neville Longbottomed · alternative Longbottom

  1. InternetTo unexpectedly become significantly more attractive after going through puberty.

    But he's not the only member of the Harry Potter gang who Longbottomed. In fact, they all did. So let's take a look at this ridiculously gorgeous cast then vs. now...

    2017 April 21, Ellie Bate, “20 Child Stars Who Have Neville Longbottomed Pretty Damn Hard”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2022
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    The 30-year-old's comment has garnered more than 20,000 likes, with several Instagram users making the assumption that he was referencing the fact that he "Neville Longbottomed."

    2019 November 12, Sabrina Barr, “The actor who played Neville Longbottom in 'Harry Potter' told Tom Felton to 'speak for yourself' after the Malfoy actor said 'aging's a b----'”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2023

Origin

In reference to actor Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series. Lewis was perceived to have become significantly more attractive as an adult.

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APA

Neville Longbottom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neville%20Longbottom

MLA

“Neville Longbottom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neville%20Longbottom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neville Longbottom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neville%20Longbottom.

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