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An adaptation of the cockney Rhyming Slang "Bucthers Hook" (to look) made by locals from the Isle of Wight, England. In this case it's been used to discribe petty persistent criminals or a crook, hence the Butchers bit (butchers hook - crook).Beleived to have started primarily in the West of the Island in the early 1980's. Then went on to pervade the island and some parts of the near mainland. Now it is used to describe any Kind of criminal activity from torching a car to burglary and shoplifting.
Oii nipper did you read about butchers in the paper. Been caught shopliftling again.
butchers by Red Lion March 31, 2007
Here let's have a butchers at that! (notso commonly - 'Here let's have a butchers hook at that!)
butchers by Ollie Ford May 8, 2008
a place where they chop up dead animals
i'm going to get some beef from the butchers
butchers by Jonathan November 20, 2003
To be angry towards someone, yell at them. Pronounced the same as the meat shop 'butchers'.
"Dad went butchers when he discovered I drank the last of his beer."

"He's going to go butchers if his team loses."
Butchers by Maccas75 May 30, 2020
HAS WAY BETTER FUCKING MEAT THAN SUPERMARKETS, FUCK SHITBURY'S AND PISSCO'S MEAT. It is also known as a Cowdery.
Person1: I'm gonna pop to the tesco's down the street for some sausages.
Person2: Are you taking the piss? Go to the fucking Butchers mate.
Person1: It's a bloody 10 minutes drive for some sausages? Piss off mate.
Person3: Trust him, he is right.
Person1: Oh fine..
*Dinner time*
Person1: You two were fucking right, changed my shitting life. Finally not spending £2.50 for some shitty
Richmond's sausages.

butchers apron 

you wrapped yourself in the union jack - the butchers apron
butchers apron by salmonhardybucks October 28, 2010
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