but·ter·ball

(bŭt′ər-bôl′)

1. Derogatory A chubby or fat person.

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butterball

(ˈbʌtəˌbɔːl)

1. (Animals) another name for bufflehead

2. informal derogatory a chubby or fat person

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but•ter•ball

(ˈbʌt ərˌbɔl)

n.

1. a chubby person.

2. Northeastern U.S. the bufflehead.

3. a small spherical pat of butter.

[1930–35]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	butterball - a rotund individual fat person, fatso, fatty, roly-poly large person - a person of greater than average size
	2.	butterball - small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage Bucephela albeola, bufflehead, dipper duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs Bucephala, genus Bucephala - buffleheads and goldeneyes

Translations

butterball

[ˈbʌtəbɔːl] N (US) → gordo/a m/f

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