lose (one's) buttons



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lose (one's) buttons

To be or become mentally deficient, incompetent, or deranged; to become of unsound mind. My poor grandmother started losing her buttons after she had a stroke on her 84th birthday. I've been so sleep deprived lately that it feels like I'm losing my buttons!
See also: button, lose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alphaeusal-FEE-əs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Jerrold['dʒerəld]
Katharine['kæθərin]
WacŁAwVAHTS-wahfPolish
LÉOnle-AWNFrench
Odo-Ancient Germanic