button mashing

noun

The act of repeatedly pressing random buttons on a video game controller in hopes of executing attacks and/or other various motions found in video games.

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Meanings

nounbutton mashing (countable and uncountable, plural button mashings)

plural button mashings · alternative button-mashing

  1. countableuncountablevideo gamesThe act of repeatedly pressing random buttons on a video game controller in hopes of executing attacks and/or other various motions found in video games.
verb

alternative button-mashing

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of button mash
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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