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flutterby

flutterby noun: spoonerism of butterfly.

Noun

flutterby (plural flutterbies)

  1. (Northumbria, childish) Spoonerism of butterfly

Forms of flutterby

pluralflutterbies

Questions about flutterby

What does flutterby mean?
Flutterby means spoonerism of butterfly.
What part of speech is flutterby?
Flutterby is a noun.
What is the plural of flutterby?
The plural of flutterby is flutterbies.

Words near flutterby in the dictionary

  1. flutterball
  2. flutterballs
  3. flutterbies
  4. flutterboard
  5. flutterboards
  6. flutterby
  7. fluttered
  8. fluttered the dovecot
  9. fluttered the dovecote
  10. fluttered the dovecots
  11. flutterer

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