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Etymology
After the model of butterface, equivalent to an ellipsis of various forms of everything looks good but her body, great face but her body, etc., under the influence of butter, which see.
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butterbody (plural butterbodies)
- (colloquial, derogatory) A woman who has an attractive face but a less attractive body.
2008, Mark Fuller, “match.com”, in On the Beautiful Sea: Eight Stories, A Mutual Respect Books & Music, →ISBN, page 42:Her body really wasn’t that great, on second thought. Her arms and neck were tight and thin, but her hips and legs were a little dumpy. She was sort of a butterbody, really.
- 2009, Nicki Lamont, "Sexist shows should be stopped", The Chronicle (Durham College), Volume 35, Issue 12, 10 February 2009, page 5:
- The list began as an online poll letting men of all ages cast their votes for the biggest butterbodies of 2008.
- But what exactly is a butterbody?
- According to the Spike TV website, butterbodies are girls who are hot everywhere but their bodies.
2012 February 10, Evan Lambert, “Adele: I Was A Boozy Shut In”, in Out:We all love Adele. She's pretty, she's soulful, she's talented, and she's strong. Earlier this week Karl Lagerfeld called her a butterbody ⎯ but he's since apologized, proving that her charm is universal.
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