Word info

Benjamin Button

Verb

Meaning

Benjamin Button (third-person singular simple present Benjamin Buttons, present participle Benjamin Buttoning, simple past and past participle Benjamin Buttoned)

(informal) To seemingly "age in reverse"; to appear younger, either through changes in appearance or one's personality and lifestyle.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Based on the short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button follows its unusual protagonist on journeys around the world, and the ending montage summarizes what he has learned from a life lived backwards. Source: Internet

Cate Blanchett is an Oscar winning actress, with roles in blockbusters including 'Elizabeth', 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'The Aviator' and as Hela in 'Thor: Ragnorak'. Source: Internet

Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali had only one condition while accepting a role in the 2008 film, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button — that a planned intimate scene with his co-star Taraji P. Henson would be scrapped out of respect for his religion. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms