"on butt" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on butt, {{en-prep phrase}} on butt
  1. (African-American Vernacular, Louisville slang) Acting in a strange or deranged manner; tripping out, wilding. Synonyms: non compos mentis, insane
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          "ref": "2019 November 21, @OchoBuckets, Twitter:",
          "text": "\"et mfs rey get on butt so i'm rey shake\" is the most louisville sentence one can conjure",
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          "ref": "2019 December 1, @UNSWEETICEDTEE, Twitter:",
          "text": "not gonna lie, I'm on butt this month. 😭",
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          "ref": "2023 May 12, @Craigs_VCR, Twitter:",
          "text": "So yeah Ms. Monae was on butt when she made sure to single out black men in her rant.",
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