• Butterbody

    Origin

    Contraction of "but her body" (as in: "Everything about her is great, but her body.").

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    Noun

    butterbody

    (plural butterbodies)
    1. (slang, pejorative) A woman who has an attractive face but a less attractive body.
      • 2008, Mark Fuller, "match.com", in On the Beautiful Sea: Eight Stories, A Mutual Respect Books & Music (2008), ISBN 9781448679102, page 42: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.
      • 2009, Nicki Lamont, "Sexist shows should be stopped", The Chronicle (Durham College), Volume 35, Issue 12, 10 February 2009, page 5: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.
      • 2012, Evan Lambert, "Adele: I Was A Boozy Shut In", Out, 10 February 2012: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.

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