butterball
noun
but·ter·ball
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Definition of butterball
1
: bufflehead
2
: a chubby person
Examples of butterball in a Sentence
I was a little butterball when I was a child.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adding Pikachu to the game, says Masuda, would allow players to feel like Ash — the star of the animated show — with the iconic butterball riding around on their shoulder. — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, "Eevee’s starring role in Pokémon: Let’s Go was inspired by fan art," 30 May 2018 Davis still has some storage crops from last autumn available, including orange and purple carrots, along with German butterball and fiesta potatoes. — Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, "Fresh Alaska vegetables are a ways off, but local eggs and seafood are here to tide you over," 25 Apr. 2018 German butterball and fiesta potatoes, and purple and orange carrots. — Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, "A happy hour at one of the state’s biggest vegetable farms," 4 Apr. 2018 Davis also has plenty of potatoes, including Yukon gold, both loose and in 25-pound bags; German butterball, loose and in 25-pound bags, magic Molly; and fiesta potatoes. — Steve Edwards, Alaska Dispatch News, "Farmers markets head indoors for the the winter, but there are still plenty of local treats," 18 Oct. 2017 Bean says the potato lineup this week includes Yukon gold, magic Molly purple, magic Myrna fingerlings, Desirée pink, German butterball, yellow Finn and red French fingerling — all of them either loose or in 5-pound bags. — Steve Edwards, Alaska Dispatch News, "Market Fresh: It’s harvest time in the Valley, and that’s good news for farmers market shoppers," 6 Sep. 2017 Lots of potatoes at this Saturday's market, including Yukon gold, magic Molly purple, magic Myrna fingerlings, Desirée pink, German butterball, yellow Finn and red French fingerling. — Steve Edwards, Alaska Dispatch News, "Pumpkins, carrots and other late season crops are headed to farmers markets this week," 27 Sep. 2017 Thumbprints and Italian butterballs are her specialty. — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, "What’s a Wedding Without 18,000 Cookies in 150 Varieties Made by 45 Helpers?," 7 July 2017 New potatoes – and the Center Market will have the Yukon gold and German butterball varieties. — Donna Freedman, Alaska Dispatch News, "Colorful produce and fresh fish abound at farmers markets," 9 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'butterball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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butterball
noun
English Language Learners Definition of butterball
US, informal + often impolite
: a person who is somewhat fat
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