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butterball
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but·ter·ball  (btr-bôl)
n.
1. Informal A chubby or fat person.
2. See bufflehead.

butterball [ˈbʌtəˌbɔːl]
n US
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for bufflehead
2. Informal a chubby or fat person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.butterball - a rotund individualbutterball - a rotund individual                  
large person - a person of greater than average size
2.butterball - small North American diving duckbutterball - small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
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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