Definition of BUTTERBALL

butterball

Plural: butterballs

Noun

  • a rotund individual
  • small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
  • A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter or margarine.
  • An overweight person.
  • A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola.
  • A turkey.

Origin / Etymology

From butter + ball.

Synonyms

Bucephela albeola, bufflehead, dipper, fat person, fatso, fatty, roly-poly

Antonyms

thin person

Scrabble Score: 14

butterball is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
butterball is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
butterball is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

butterball is a valid Words With Friends word