button mash

noun, verb — 2 senses

button mash

noun
1

A firm depression of a button on a control device, as in computer gaming.

button mash

verb
1

To depress a button on a control device, as in computer gaming.

  • Ronnie kept his eyes on the screen as his fingers button mashed the controls, but said he wasn't surprised.2017, Jake Walker, Proselytizing, page 31:
  • As a kid I button mashed my way through Super Smash Bros.2023, Carmen Maria Machado, J. Robert Lennon, Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games:

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