Simple Definition of butterball

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butterball

noun

plural butterballs
US, informal + often impolite : a person who is somewhat fat
I was a little butterball when I was a child.

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“Butterball.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/butterball. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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