"Neville Longbottom" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: Neville Longbottoms [present, singular, third-person], Neville Longbottoming [participle, present], Neville Longbottomed [participle, past], Neville Longbottomed [past], Longbottom [alternative]
Etymology: In reference to actor Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series. Lewis was perceived to have become significantly more attractive as an adult. Head templates: {{en-verb}} Neville Longbottom (third-person singular simple present Neville Longbottoms, present participle Neville Longbottoming, simple past and past participle Neville Longbottomed)
  1. (Internet slang) To unexpectedly become significantly more attractive after going through puberty. Wikipedia link: Neville Longbottom Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-Neville_Longbottom-en-verb-LEp2vRQ3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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