Butterball

Meaning

Noun

●

A round

of a

used in

such as

or margarine.

⚠️

In Obesity:

overweight

person.

●

In Obesity:

A small North American

duck

, the

bufflehead

, Bucephala albeola.

●

In American English, Canadian English, Ducks & Obesity:

A turkey.

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Wiktionary

Origin

butterball

English

ball

English

bal

Middle English (1100-1500)

butter

English

-er

English

-er

Middle English (1100-1500)

-eren

Middle English (1100-1500)

-or

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

-ra

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

butt

English

Sourced from

Etym

⚠️ Related words may be derogatory

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