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butty

1 American  
[buht-ee] / ˈbʌt i /
Or buttie

noun

British Dialect.

plural

butties

  1. a slice of bread and butter.

  2. a sandwich.

butty 2 American  
[buht-ee] / ˈbʌt i /
Or buttie

noun

British Dialect.

plural

butties

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

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

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Parents can have a breakfast butty, along with hot drinks and cereal.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Take crisp sarnies, coronation chicken sandwiches, or the humble chip butty.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

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

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2022

The miners recognized that often the butty was not to blame.

From Recent Developments in European Thought by Various

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