"butters" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbʌtəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbʌtɚz/ [General-American]
Etymology: Originally a clipping of butterface (“a person with an attractive body but an unattractive face”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|butterface||a person with an attractive body but an unattractive face}} butterface (“a person with an attractive body but an unattractive face”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} butters (not comparable)
  1. (UK, slang) Ugly. Tags: UK, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-butters-en-adj-1KjTgFH~ Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌtəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbʌtɚz/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} butters
  1. plural of butter Tags: form-of, plural Form of: butter
    Sense id: en-butters-en-noun-aUvVOOrv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌtəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbʌtɚz/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} butters
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of butter Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: butter
    Sense id: en-butters-en-verb-tp3uos-I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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