jean button

Pants waist fastener

A jean button is the metal button used to fasten jeans at the waist, typically a tack button that's hammered or pressed through the denim rather than sewn.

Unlike regular buttons, it has no holes—a metal tack on the back pierces the fabric and locks into the button face: The jean button popped off when I sat down.

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shank · tack · hammer on · fastener · pocket · stud · copper · brass · pants · Levi's · popped · pry off · tight · belly · muffin top · squeeze · replace · sewing kit

Opposites
fastening mechanism

jean buttonzipper

Toothed closure device

velcro · elastic waistband · snap · hook and eye · drawstring

Family

jean, button, jeans, buttons, buttoned, buttoning, unbuttoned, buttonhole, denim

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G