butty

¹ American  

[buht-ee] / ˈbʌt i /

Or buttie

noun

British Dialect.

butties plural

1. a slice of bread and butter.

2. a sandwich.

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butty ² American  

[buht-ee] / ˈbʌt i /

Or buttie

noun

British Dialect.

butties plural

1. a fellow worker or friend, especially in a coal mine.

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butty ¹ British  

/ ˈbʌtɪ /

noun

1. dialect a sandwich

   a jam butty

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butty ² British  

/ ˈbʌtɪ /

noun

1. dialect (esp in mining parlance) a friend or workmate

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Etymology

Origin of butty¹

First recorded in 1850–55; butt(er) + -y ²

Origin of butty²

First recorded in 1780–90; origin obscure

Example Sentences

So let’s raise a glass, or a chip butty, in fond farewell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

The inquest jury was told that on the day of her death, Mrs Thain had started choking on a chip butty.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

But to pass the true cost of their bills on to customers, they would have to charge £12 for a bacon butty, the owner said.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

And "in some regions, it's called a butty."

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2022

Diggs, the butty of the novel, is Banks, the coal proprietor of the Report.

From Recent Developments in European Thought by Various