"poor man's butter" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=poor man's butter}} poor man's butter (uncountable)
  1. (dated, derogatory) Margarine. Tags: dated, derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_butter-en-noun-wj5j~Jwd
  2. (dated, Caribbean) The avocado fruit. Tags: Caribbean, dated, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Laurel family plants Synonyms (avocado): midshipman's butter
    Sense id: en-poor_man's_butter-en-noun-L1Irs0Kb Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 14 86 Categories (other): Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'avocado': 3 97
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