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button-basher en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of button basher.
   alt of button basher
   • Well, there aren’t actually any tactics, as Legends of Wrestling is a bit of a button-basher. 2002 July, Saul Trewern, “Legends of Wrestling”, in Ian Osborne, editor, G-Force, number 3, Stone, Staffordshire: Thin Ice Media, page 47:
   • You press a button, something amazing will happen. […] So yes, bashing the buttons does turn you into a fighting games god with minimum effort. Obviously labelling this as a button-basher will enrage fighting game experts, who are spitting their coffee over Play in sheer rage that we haven’t pointed out that MVC 3 also rewards dedication. 2011 March, “Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds”, in Ryan King, editor, Play, number 202, Bournemouth, Dorset: Imagine Publishing Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 80, column 1:
   • It’s just a button-basher, with no skill or tactics whatsoever! Stand in front of a baddie, keep hitting the fire button until he dies, find the next baddie, stand in front of him, etc, etc. 1992 March, Ian Osborne, “Skull and Crossbones”, in Phil King, editor, Zzap!64, Ludlow, Shropshire: Europress Impact Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 48, column 3:
   • Not all the 14 events are senseless button-bashers, either. Hammer throw and discus are about rhythm and timing, and the running target rifle event is a fine test of reaction and accuracy. 2008 October, Ben Wilson, “International Athletics”, in Tim Clark, editor, PlayStation Official Magazine – UK, number 23, Bath, Somerset: Future Publishing Ltd, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 103, columns 1–2:

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