buttonseparation
nounUK /ˈbʌtənˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən/
US /ˈbʌtənˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən/
The gap that opens between buttons when clothes are too tight.
His shirt had a buttonseparation because it was too small.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of taking buttons off a piece of clothing.
The buttonseparation from the old coat took a long time.
3. A space left between buttons on a garment.
The tailor measured the buttonseparation carefully.
4. A split or gap caused by buttons coming apart.
She fixed the buttonseparation on her jacket.