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Buttie vs Cuttie - What's the difference?

buttie | cuttie |

As nouns the difference between buttie and cuttie

is that buttie is while cuttie is (slang|surfing) short for a cutback.

As an adjective cuttie is

(scotland) short, shortened or small.

buttie

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • References

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    cuttie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, surfing) Short for a cutback.
  • (colloquial) A t-shirt that has had the sleeves removed.
  • (Scotland) Someone or something common and short or small.
  • (Scotland, archaic) A hare.
  • (Scotland, archaic) The Black Guillemot.

    • Derived terms

    * cuttie-boyn * cuttie-clap * cuttie's-fud

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (Scotland) Short, shortened or small.

    • References

    * John Jamieson (1825) A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement [http://books.google.com/books?id=UGAJAAAAQAAJ&dq=cutty+cuttie&lr=&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0]