"button mashing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: button mashings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} button mashing (countable and uncountable, plural button mashings)
  1. (video games) The act of repeatedly pressing random buttons on a video game controller in hopes of executing attacks and/or other various motions found in video games. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-button_mashing-en-noun-n6hFehKG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Topics: video-games

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} button mashing
  1. present participle and gerund of button mash Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: button mash Synonyms: button-mashing Related terms: joystick waggler
    Sense id: en-button_mashing-en-verb-kGDhvIs8

Alternative forms

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