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Neville Longbottom
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English
Alternative forms
en Longbottom
Etymology
In reference to actor Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series. Lewis was perceived to have become significantly more attractive as an adult.
Verb
en Internet slang To unexpectedly become significantly more attractive after going through puberty.
en Ellie Bate 20 Child Stars Who Have Neville Longbottomed Pretty Damn Hard w:BuzzFeed https://web.archive.org/web/20221226011838/https://www.buzzfeed.com/kimberleydadds/child-stars-who-have-neville-longbottomed-damn-hard 21 April 2017 But he's not the only member of the Harry Potter gang who Longbottomed. In fact, they all did. So let's take a look at this ridiculously gorgeous cast then vs. now...
en Sabrina Barr The actor who played Neville Longbottom in 'Harry Potter' told Tom Felton to 'speak for yourself' after the Malfoy actor said 'aging's a b----' w:Business Insider https://www.insider.com/neville-longbottom-actor-mocks-tom-felton-about-his-aging-2019-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20261018190955/https://www.businessinsider.com/neville-longbottom-actor-mocks-tom-felton-about-his-aging-2019-11 18 October 2026 12 November 2019 The 30-year-old's comment has garnered more than 20,000 likes, with several Instagram users making the assumption that he was referencing the fact that he "Neville Longbottomed."
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Neville Longbottom