butty

¹

or but·tie

[ buht-ee ]

noun

, British Dialect.

, plural but·ties.

1. a slice of bread and butter.
2. a sandwich.

butty

²

or but·tie

[ buht-ee ]

noun

, British Dialect.

, plural but·ties.

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

butty

¹

/ ˈbʌtɪ /

noun

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

butty

²

/ ˈbʌtɪ /

noun

1. dialect.
   a sandwich

   a jam butty

Word History and Origins

Origin of butty¹

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

Origin of butty²

First recorded in 1780–90; origin obscure

Word History and Origins

Origin of butty¹

C19: perhaps from obsolete booty sharing, from boot ², later applied to a middleman in a mine

Origin of butty²

C19: from buttered ( bread )

Example Sentences

He said when he told his wife she replied: "We'll go and have a bacon butty with that."

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

Ireland’s crisp/chip butty: Serve Irish potato crisps or chips between two slices of buttered white bread.

From BBC

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

From Salon