"buttface" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-buttface.ogg Forms: buttfaces [plural]
Etymology: From butt + face. Compare butthead and butterface. Etymology templates: {{af|en|butt|face}} butt + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} buttface (plural buttfaces)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory, sometimes vulgar) A person with an ugly face. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, sometimes, vulgar
    Sense id: en-buttface-en-noun-dcaiEokJ
  2. (colloquial, childish, derogatory, sometimes vulgar) A dislikable person, a disagreeable person. Tags: childish, colloquial, derogatory, sometimes, vulgar Synonyms (disagreeable person): jerk
    Sense id: en-buttface-en-noun-zc8yj5sH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'disagreeable person': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (ugly person): ugly person
Disambiguation of 'ugly person': 55 45

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