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butter-and-egg man

[ buht-er-uhn-eg ]

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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of butter-and-egg man1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

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