Not buttoned up too tightly
adjective phrase
Feebleminded; eccentric; not all there, not wrapped tight: a nice old gentleman, but not buttoned-up too tightly, as you’ve noticed (1980s+)
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- Notch
[noch] /nɒtʃ/ noun 1. an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge. 2. a cut or nick made in a stick or other object for record, as in keeping a tally. 3. New England and Upstate New York. a deep, narrow opening or pass between mountains; gap; defile. […]
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