(UK, finance, historical) A clerk employed in the settling room of the stock exchange.
(UK, finance, historical) A clerk employed in the settling room of the stock exchange.
"red button" means: A clerk employed in the settling room of the stock exchange.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
"red button" means: A clerk employed in the settling room of the stock exchange.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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Red button blue button got me so heated I'm pressing both
"red button" means: A clerk employed in the settling room of the stock exchange.. Register: formal or technical English, standard in its specialist domain (law, medicine, science, finance, etc.). Gloss the term with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or
“saw a post calling red button people republicans, the signs have consumed us”
“would the blue/red button thing be as equated to politics if the color was swapped?”
“Red button blue button got me so heated I'm pressing both”
“Dumb fucking red button blue button, spent too much time thinking about it, i lean blue button”
“Ive been seeing this red button blue button thing on the webs for tge past few days.. and I know what superman would pick. So im picking blue.”
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(colloquial, dated) A boy servant, or page.