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butter-and-egg man
[ buht-er-uhn-eg ]
noun
, Older Slang.
- 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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