Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butterbody

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: but-ter-body
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who has an attractive face but a less attractive body.

Colloquial; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Her body really wasn’t that great, on second thought. Her arms and neck were tight and thin, but her hips and legs were a little dumpy. She was sort of a butterbody, really."
"The list began as an online poll letting men of all ages cast their votes for the biggest butterbodies of 2008. But what exactly is a butterbody? According to the Spike TV website, butterbodies are girls who are hot everywhere but their bodies."
"We all love Adele. She's pretty, she's soulful, she's talented, and she's strong. Earlier this week Karl Lagerfeld called her a butterbody ⎯ but he's since apologized, proving that her charm is universal."

Etymology

After the model of butterface, equivalent to an ellipsis of various forms of everything looks good but her body, great face but her body, etc., under the influence of butter, which see.

Usage

Inflected Forms

butterbodies (plural)

Antonyms

butterface

Questions

What does butterbody mean?: A woman who has an attractive face but a less attractive body.
Where does butterbody come from?: After the model of butterface, equivalent to an ellipsis of various forms of everything looks good but her body, great face but her body, etc., under the influence of butter, which see.

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