Associations to the word «Butterball»

Wiktionary

BUTTERBALL, noun. A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter, margarine, or a spread
BUTTERBALL, noun. (derogatory) An overweight person.
BUTTERBALL, noun. A small North American duck.

Dictionary definition

BUTTERBALL, noun. A rotund individual.
BUTTERBALL, noun. Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats