whatever butters your muffin

phrase

Synonym of whatever floats your boat.

Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticinformalSynonym of whatever floats your boat.

    I don’t recommend it though, his book, unless you are into incest, pee, and the word “rectum.” But then, whatever butters your muffin.

    2019, J.R. Hamilton, “Part Four”, in Prick, [Morrisville, N.C.]: [Lulu.com], →ISBN
    3 more examples

    NOT TO MENTION Creating new player characters for all the bozos who creak and moan about having to pick from the pre-gens. of course you can make your own PCs. do whatever butters your muffin.

    1994, Daniel Thorn, Todd Shaughnessy, Chris Elliott, “HōLmeistering”, in HōL: Human Occupied Landfill, [Georgia?]: Black Dog Game Factory, published 1995, →ISBN

    So rather than get all up in your dicta, though ever responsive to the needs of the readership, we figured that if folks insist on getting down (or up, or around . . . whatever butters your muffin), the very least we could do is write about it.

    2007, Res Gestae, volume 58, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Law School, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, column 1

    “I don’t really care if you hang out with the kid,” Greg went on, “or take her out shopping, or have a tea party, or whatever butters your muffin.[…]”

    2015, Nene Adams, chapter 12, in Sweet, Tallahassee, Fla.: Bella Books, →ISBN

    Synonyms: whatever floats your boat

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseSynonym of whatever floats your boat.

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MLA

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Chicago

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