attaccabottoni
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of attacca (“to attach”) + bottoni (“buttons”); compare attaccare bottone (“to strike up a conversation”).
Noun[edit]
attaccabottoni m or f by sense (invariable)
- (rare) button attacher (person who attaches buttons)
- (humorous) buttonholer (person who holds someone in a long conversation against their will)