Butternut
(US, obsolete) A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery.
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"Are you on other medications?" "Several." "Sucks to be you. Add these to the routine, plus ibuprofen, and don't be surprised if your ankles look like butternut squash for a while." "Isn't that kidney fai—" "And a…
Went to the Italian place again the other night. Got us some stroganoff, fig and ricotta pizza, veal on butternut orzo… I definitely have a weakness for fancy Italian food.
A quick spring eat from @nigelslater.bsky.social. Steak with smashed butternut squash and steamed brocolli. #food #foodsky #homecooking
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(US, obsolete) A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery.
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(US, 19th century) Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing.
Butternut means: Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Butternut means: Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“"Are you on other medications?" "Several." "Sucks to be you. Add these to the routine, plus ibuprofen, and don't be surprised if your ankles look like butternut squash for a while." "Isn't that kidney fai—" "And avoid the sun on this, the first nice week of summer."”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Went to the Italian place again the other night. Got us some stroganoff, fig and ricotta pizza, veal on butternut orzo… I definitely have a weakness for fancy Italian food.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A quick spring eat from @nigelslater.bsky.social. Steak with smashed butternut squash and steamed brocolli. #food #foodsky #homecooking”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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