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butter-and-egg man

American  
[buht-er-uhn-eg] / ˈbʌt ər ənˈɛg /

noun

Older Slang.

  1. a prosperous businessman from a small town or a farmer who spends his money ostentatiously on visits to a big city.

Etymology

Origin of butter-and-egg man

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

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In drab fact, Woody Allen is the son of Martin Konigsberg, a Brooklyn butter-and-egg man.

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