Butternut Chud noun \ˈbə-tər-nət chəd\
1. A person who mindlessly repeats information, opinions, or trends without truly understanding, reflecting, or integrating the ideas themselves. Often well-meaning but intellectually shallow, a Butternut Chud regurgitates what they hear in a predictable or amusingly superficial way.
2. (informal / humorous) A friendly insult for someone whose speech or behavior is characterized by repetition, mimicry, or parroting, rather than independent thought or insight.
Adjective:
• Characteristic of a Butternut Chud: repetitive, unreflective, superficial, mildly clueless, amusingly parroting.
Verb: to Butternut Chud
• To mindlessly repeat what others say without processing, understanding, or adding original thought.
Example: “He Butternut Chud’d the meeting by quoting three different articles verbatim and adding nothing new.”
1. A person who mindlessly repeats information, opinions, or trends without truly understanding, reflecting, or integrating the ideas themselves. Often well-meaning but intellectually shallow, a Butternut Chud regurgitates what they hear in a predictable or amusingly superficial way.
2. (informal / humorous) A friendly insult for someone whose speech or behavior is characterized by repetition, mimicry, or parroting, rather than independent thought or insight.
Adjective:
• Characteristic of a Butternut Chud: repetitive, unreflective, superficial, mildly clueless, amusingly parroting.
Verb: to Butternut Chud
• To mindlessly repeat what others say without processing, understanding, or adding original thought.
Example: “He Butternut Chud’d the meeting by quoting three different articles verbatim and adding nothing new.”
Usage Examples:
1. “Stop being a Butternut Chud—you literally just repeated everything I said.”
2. “Classic Butternut Chud, always parroting Wikipedia like it’s a personality trait.”
3. “She Butternut Chud’d the lecture and somehow made it sound even more confusing.”
4. “Don’t be a Butternut Chud, try thinking for yourself for once.”
5. “Only a Butternut Chud would retell a meme as if it were original insight.”
1. “Stop being a Butternut Chud—you literally just repeated everything I said.”
2. “Classic Butternut Chud, always parroting Wikipedia like it’s a personality trait.”
3. “She Butternut Chud’d the lecture and somehow made it sound even more confusing.”
4. “Don’t be a Butternut Chud, try thinking for yourself for once.”
5. “Only a Butternut Chud would retell a meme as if it were original insight.”
by Chuds McKinsey September 08, 2025
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