(as) cute as a button

phrase

informal
: very cute
Your nephew is cute as a button!

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Cozy Earth Soft Woven Long Sleeve Pajama Set Look cute as a button for bedtime in this button-up pajama set from Cozy Earth. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025 Today’s tiny-house aficionados might think these cute as a button, but the houses were not connected to water or sewer systems. John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023 Overview The Mini Cooper is as cute as a button and its compact size, though an inconvenience for its lack of cargo space, fits like a glove for carving through mountain roads. Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 23 Feb. 2023 This plant is cute as a button with its tiny, golden-green, rounded leaflets (that give it the namesake buttonlike appearance). Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2023 This cozy pom beanie is as cute as a button and will match tons of winter ’fits. Vanessa Powell, ELLE, 17 Dec. 2022 Luna was cute as a button as Jasmine from Aladdin, wearing a light blue costume adorned with gold accents and cute iridescent blue sandals. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022 Not only are these gummies cute as a button, but they're specifically designed to ease aches and pains. Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022

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“(as) cute as a button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28as%29%20cute%20as%20a%20button. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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