blow my buttons

interjection

A cry of surprise.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. obsoleteA cry of surprise.

    Blow my buttons, if I warn't most scared to death when I seed yer comin'!

    1855, Timothy Templeton (pseud. [i.e. Charles Adams.]), Adventures of My Cousin Smooth (page 192)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wow
Cite this entry
APA

blow my buttons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20my%20buttons

MLA

“blow my buttons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20my%20buttons. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blow my buttons,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20my%20buttons.

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