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buttered up

buttered up is the simple past and past participle of butter up.

Meaning of butter up

Verb

butter up (third-person singular simple present butters up, present participle buttering up, simple past and past participle buttered up)

  1. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
    • He takes every opportunity to butter up the boss.

Questions about buttered up

What is buttered up the simple past and past participle of?
Buttered up is the simple past and past participle of butter up.

Words near buttered up in the dictionary

  1. buttered down
  2. buttered one's bread on both sides
  3. buttered out
  4. buttered someone's biscuit
  5. buttered the cony
  6. buttered up
  7. Butterell
  8. butterer
  9. butterers
  10. Butterey
  11. butterface

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