Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cough button

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: cough but-ton
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A button that temporarily stops the recording and transmission of a radio show.

Example Sentences

"Mucho pressed his cough button a moment, but only smiled. It seemed odd. How could they hear a smile?"
""Al pushed his cough button, stood up, punched the guy and knocked him flat on his back," recalls Gordon. "He absolutely poled the man. Then he pushed the button again and continued on with his newscast. People watching never knew anything happened.""

Etymology

So called because the radio presenter might push the button when having to cough.

Inflected Forms

cough buttons (plural)

Questions

What does cough button mean?: A button that temporarily stops the recording and transmission of a radio show.
Where does cough button come from?: So called because the radio presenter might push the button when having to cough.

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