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A 2nd Lieutenant in US Armed Forces, specifically the Marine Corps. "Butterbar", a reference to the gold bar rank insignia worn on the uniform, is a term generally used in a condescending or patronizing manner towards a boot lieutanant that thinks he knows everything, yet couldn't lead the way out of his own ass with a map and flashlight.

After completing OCS (Officer Candidate School) and TBS (The Basic School) a large number of newly minted butter bars tend to think that they are Chesty Puller and General Patton reincarnated and have the belief that after months of schooling they know much more than enlisted Marines that have been doing the job much longer.

Some have been so stupid as to actually stop a Gunner (THE Man in the USMC) or a Sergeant Major and demand a salute. Several pounds of flesh and ego are stripped before the Lt. knows what is happening and before you know it he's standing locked at point of attention like a fatbody at chowtime.

After several years of seasoning, and realizing that PT studliness doesn't make them a great leader, the butter bar becomes a 1st. Lt. and usually has a clue by then.

Phrases often heard from a Butterbar:

"In my experience..."

"It would behoove you..." (an attempt to sound salty or like a senior enlisted)

"We need to execute gents. We need to execute or we'll be in a $hit sandwich" (repeats every chances he gets, simply because he likes the way it sounds.)
Butterbar by Salusa March 1, 2008
Words you can keep

butterblast 

When it's been an extremely long time since intercourse and the resultant build-up produces a discharge resembling a fire hose connected to a vat of sour cream.
Obadiah : Last night was incredible !

Amos : How so ?

Obadiah : It's been eleven years since I had sex with a live woman, and last night I had a butterblast that blew a hooker out a window. I got laid AND I didn't have to pay.
butterblast by Dragonwolf November 8, 2018

ツButterArt 

Making digital art is gonna be my job..
Oi ツButterArt make me some digital art bro..
Or ツButterArt I want to suggest you some digital art..
ツButterArt by ツButterArt November 29, 2019

butterbacker 

A football player who would be considered as someone overweight if they had not been a football player.
Johnny: "Man, that Herman Johnson is such a butterbacker!"
Li'l Spicy: "True dat, true dat."
butterbacker by Zorgithatoob November 30, 2010

butterbeer 

A drink from the highly popular 'harry potter' series.
A drink that brings a warm feeling down wizard's throats, popular in winter as a way of warming up.
Get's house elves drunk, but no intoxicating effect on wizzards.
ex.1
Harry Potter: hey Ron, let's go to the three broomsticks and get some butterbeer!
Ron: Yeah but let's not bring malfoy, he's a prat.
ex.2
Dobby: Harry Potter sir, winky's drunk!
Harry: Not more butterbeer is it?
Dobby: Afraid so Harry Potter, sir.
butterbeer by Jasminer September 25, 2005

batterball

A ball, or drop, of any semi-liquid mixture of flour combined with water. The most common examples of batterballs are the drops of cornmeal that are left over on the sticks of corndogs (usually located halfway down the stick where the hot dog ends and the stick begins) and the baby pancakes that are formed when drops of pancake batter fall onto the skillet or gridle, but are seperated from the actual pancake. Do not let the size and appearance of batterballs fool you, they are the tastiest food on Earth, if they qualify as a food.
Guy 1: Dude what do you call the leftover batter on a corndog stick?

Guy 2: A batterball.

guy 1: Oh... I guess that makes sense.
batterball by SMSchoirboy October 22, 2011

Bitterballen 

i) a Dutch treat served in pubs in Amsterdam, or

ii) synonym for 'awesome'
That party last night was ballin... almost Bitterballen!
Bitterballen by nymbg December 3, 2009
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Failure Shower 

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Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
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Acronym for Non-Athletic Regular Person. Your schools lacrosse team probably shouts it at you while you walk by.
Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
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High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
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