Buttons
/ˈbʌt(ə)nz
/noun British informal
A nickname for a liveried pageboy, now normally only in pantomimes.Teenager Scott Garnham, star of last October's Half A Sixpence, is equally at home in comedy roles, this time playing the loveable Buttons....
- We are invited to join Cinders and the loveable Buttons as they take on two very ugly sisters and a bossy stepmother and win, with a little help from a Fairy Godmother and a lot of magic.
- Enter stage right, a chipper Gary Lineker as the crisp-suited Buttons.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from the rows of buttons on his jacket.