Booty vs Butty - What's the difference?
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(nautical) A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.
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(figuratively) Something that has been stolen or legally obtained from elsewhere.
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(slang) The buttocks, usually that of a female.
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(slang, not countable) A woman, considered as sexual partner or sex object.
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(UK, chiefly, Northern England, NZ) A sandwich, usually with a hot savoury filling in a breadcake. The most common are chips, bacon, sausage and egg.
(mining) A miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore.
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*:But Alfred Charlesworth did not forgive the butty these public-house sayings. Consequently, although Morel was a good miner, sometimes earning as much as five pounds a week when he married, [...]
A workmate.
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As nouns the difference between booty and butty
is that booty is (nautical) a form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once or booty can be (slang) the buttocks, usually that of a female or booty can be while butty is (uk|chiefly|northern england|nz) a sandwich, usually with a hot savoury filling in a breadcake the most common are chips, bacon, sausage and egg or butty can be (mining) a miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore.booty
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(booties)- After returning from their Halloween trick-or-treating, the kids settled down to enjoy their booty of candies.
Coordinate terms
* lootEtymology 2
From buttNoun
(booties)- You got a big ol' booty .
- It’s my duty to please that booty .
Derived terms
* booty call * bootylicious * onion bootyEtymology 3
From .Noun
(booties)butty
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from (buttered) (sandwich) or (bun) etc. See (-y).Noun
(butties)- Let's have a bacon butty !