BUTTY Definition & Meaning

butty

or ��ܳ�·�پ��

[ buht-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British Dialect.

plural butties.

a slice of bread and butter.
a sandwich.

butty

or ��ܳ�·�پ��

[ buht-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British Dialect.

plural butties.

a fellow worker or friend, especially in a coal mine.

butty

/ ˈ��ʌ��ɪ /

noun

dialect.
a sandwich
a jam butty

butty

/ ˈ��ʌ��ɪ /

noun

dialect.
(esp in mining parlance) a friend or workmate

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of butty¹

First recorded in 1850–55; butt(er) + -y ²

Origin of butty²

First recorded in 1780–90; origin obscure

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of butty¹

C19: from buttered ( bread )

Origin of butty²

C19: perhaps from obsolete booty sharing, from boot ², later applied to a middleman in a mine

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So let’s raise a glass, or a chip butty, in fond farewell.

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He said when he told his wife she replied: "We'll go and have a bacon butty with that."

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The inquest jury was told that on the day of her death, Mrs Thain had started choking on a chip butty.

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But to pass the true cost of their bills on to customers, they would have to charge £12 for a bacon butty, the owner said.

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Ireland’s crisp/chip butty: Serve Irish potato crisps or chips between two slices of buttered white bread.

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