The act of pressing just about all the buttons on the game controller in a desperate attempt not to get your ass kicked at Marvel vs. Capcom. Often used when someone has never played a videogame before and doesn't know the commands. Sometimes used because it's cheap.
by Sabrabbit June 28, 2004
What most people do while playing soul calibur. When a person doesn't now how to play a fighting games and just randomly presses as many buttons as they can. Usually the people who do this think they're really good at the game even though its really cheap.
by beppo March 16, 2005
When a skateboarder tries to land tricks they know for a fact they cannot do in a game of S.K.A.T.E. or any other skate competition.
Onlooker 1: Did you see what that kid was trying?
Onlooker 2: He knows he couldn't land that on his best day, kid's straight up button mashing.
Onlooker 2: He knows he couldn't land that on his best day, kid's straight up button mashing.
by ShredwardGnar March 29, 2013
The act of rapidly pressing/hitting controller button(s) or (a) keyboard to play the game. Often frowned upon due to it's possibility of damaging the controller/keyboard.
by Just a Guy February 8, 2012
by UltPowerx March 9, 2012
The act of trying anything to get a person with a vagina (or penis!) to feel pleasure, but having absolutely no experience or knowledge doing and you're too shy to ask so your hand/s are just flailing about doing whatever.
Person 1: "Man, I had the worst sex imaginable last night."
Person 2: "What happened?"
Person 1: "My fling was clearly inexperienced. Just button mashing me."
Person 2: "So they didn't ask what you liked? Why didn't you say anything?"
Person 1: "I was shy and embarrassed..."
Person 2: "What happened?"
Person 1: "My fling was clearly inexperienced. Just button mashing me."
Person 2: "So they didn't ask what you liked? Why didn't you say anything?"
Person 1: "I was shy and embarrassed..."
by Agoraphobic chad April 1, 2022