"guns and butter" meaning in All languages combined

See guns and butter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: guns or butter [alternative], guns versus butter [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} guns and butter pl (plural only)
  1. Defense and social government spending, especially when seen as a trade-off. Tags: plural, plural-only
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