You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 4.

Taco Day

Today’s word is butter, spelled b-u-t-t-e-r.

butter /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]

to spread butter on something

buttered toast

butter a piece of bread

butter somebody ↔ up phrasal verb

informal to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want

Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.

You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree.

a flunky who shamelessly butters up the boss

After a little coaxing from Blake, who is trying to butter Ariana up in hopes of winning over her legions of fans, Hailey joins Team Ariana.

— Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2021

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