Meaning of Butterball | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter or margarine.
2. An overweight person.
   derogatory, slang
3. A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola.
4. A turkey.
   Canada, US

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Examples

“What if your baby is a butterball? Does Fat-Proofing mean⟳ you should put⟳ your infant on diet?.”

“The skipper had his eye on a bunch of butterballs feeding not far from the boat. In fact there were ducks all around — though he did not tell⟳ me so.”

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