Definition of butter
butter 
adjective
- very good, excellent; COOL.
That tape is butter.
More words meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun
by Kesha Edwards, Charlotte, NC, USA, Jun 04 1997 (Edit definition)
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- Popularized or coined by a recurring Saturday Night Live skit called "Coffee Talk." The host would use "like butter" to describe something that is good.
Barbara Streisand is like butter!
by John C., CA, USA, Jun 20 1999 (Edit definition)
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- butter: bread and butter – bull butter – (show 10 more)
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