press button n.
(Aus./N.Z.) a Presbyterian.
in June in Her Spring in DSUE (1984). | ||
(con. 1935) Island To Island (1984) 87: We’d gang up on the kids who chucked off at us — like the boys from the Catholic home. They’d call us ‘Pressbuttons’; we’d call them ‘doolans’. | ||
Dict. of Kiwi Sl. 88/1: Pressbutton Presbyterian. | ||
Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. 163: Pressbutton/Pressie A Presbyterian. ANZ C20. |