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butty

What does butty mean?

Sandwich. From 'buttered bread'. Liverpool and the north live on them — chip butty, bacon butty, jam butty if times are hard. Universal northern noun, but Scousers say it with full conviction.

"Stick the kettle on, I'll do us a bacon butty."

Frequently asked questions

What does "butty" mean?
A butty is simply a sandwich — a common British, especially Northern and Welsh, word for one.
How do you use "butty" in a sentence?
"I'm starving — let's grab a chip butty on the way home."
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