button it

verb

To be quiet, stop talking.

“I don't need any advice from you, so button it.”

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Meanings

verbbutton it (third-person singular simple present buttons it, present participle buttoning it, simple past and past participle buttoned it)

present singular third person buttons it · participle present buttoning it · participle past buttoned it · past buttoned it

  1. imperativeinformalusuallyTo be quiet, stop talking.

    I don't need any advice from you, so button it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pipe downshut one's gobshut upzip one's lip

Origin

Shortened form of button one's lip.

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APA

button it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/button%20it

MLA

“button it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/button%20it. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “button it,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/button%20it.

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