You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for April 17 .

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

butter /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]

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.

A company wishing to influence the government must butter up both parties in the House and the Senate.

You might be swayed by someone who butters you up with compliments or gifts in the upcoming week.

— oregonlive, "Horoscope for April 19, 2020: Happy birthday Kate Hudson; Capricorn, avoid making changes this week," 19 Apr. 2020

Clarkson buttered him up further by comparing his rasp to Kenny Rogers and Chris Stapleton.

— Washington Post, "A Mississippi pastor with eight kids and no professional music background won ‘The Voice’ — and made show history," 20 May 2020

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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