Meaning: cute as a button 'quail' The 'button' quail was small, gray & super fluffy.
The saying 'as cute as a button' is reference to a flower, the Bachelor's Button.
Pam Howard.
I think its because buttons are cute, and tiny?
it came from a south indian boy, he uses this phrase to describe a girl who is cute
This phrase is contemporary and a simply internal rhyme with a literal meaning. It is more often heard as "snug as a bug in a rug."
We also say "cute as a bug's ear" and "cute as the Dickens"
well one phrase is "cute as a button"
The phrase "cute as a button" is a simile used to describe something or someone as endearing, lovely, or charming in appearance. Buttons are often small and appealing, hence the comparison for cuteness.
Pam Howard.
I think its because buttons are cute, and tiny?
it came from a south indian boy, he uses this phrase to describe a girl who is cute
The phrase went wrong somewhere, it was always, "cute as a bug in a rug" - meaning 'very comfortable' but someone in the 1940's corrupted it to what you've just said and it's now nonsensical. There's a similar saying, "As cute as a button" and "As cute as a bug's ear" but these
she is as cute as a button
My mom, I think. She's the only one I've heard use it.
Yes! Check out the Lil Maggie line of Lucky jeans for cute button fly options.
This phrase is contemporary and a simply internal rhyme with a literal meaning. It is more often heard as "snug as a bug in a rug."
We also say "cute as a bug's ear" and "cute as the Dickens"
Yes!