"butter-slide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butter-slides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butter-slide (plural butter-slides)
  1. A long patch of butter on a floor that will cause anybody walking on it to slip, traditionally used in slapstick or as a practical joke. Synonyms: butterslide
    Sense id: en-butter-slide-en-noun-lGT6HVVE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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