butters

but·ters
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UK/ˈbʌt.əz/US/ˈbʌ.tɚz/US[ˈbʌ.ɾɚz]

adjective

Ugly.

OriginNorman boterie →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

butters1

noun
  1. pluralplural of butter
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of butter

butters2

adjectivebutters (not comparable)
  1. UKnot comparableslangUgly.

Butters3

proper nounButters (countable and uncountable, plural Butterses)

plural Butterses

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Norman.
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States.
  3. countableuncountableButters Stotch, a fictional character from the animated sitcom South Park.

Butters4

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Butter

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

butters · adjective

Originally a clipping of butterface (“a person with an attractive body but an unattractive face”) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Butters · proper noun

  1. Normanboterie“wine cellar”
  2. EnglishButters

A variant of Butter, or alternatively an occupational surname for a worker in a wine cellar, from Norman boterie (“wine cellar”) + genitive -s.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

butters. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butters

MLA

“butters.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butters. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butters,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butters.

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