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General Slang
butterbar
BUT-er-bar · noun · slang
A second lieutenant, from the single gold bar.
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A second lieutenant or ensign, named for the single gold bar of the rank insignia. Connotes inexperience.
“The butterbar tried to read the map upside down.”
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butterbar In A Sentence
The butterbar tried to read the map upside down.
Origin & Usage
US military slang, from the gold ('butter'-colored) bar of an O-1.
People Also Ask
What is a butterbar?
Slang for a second lieutenant (or ensign), named after the single gold bar that marks the O-1 rank.
Why is a second lieutenant called a butterbar?
Because the rank insignia is a single gold bar, and gold is a 'butter' color — hence butterbar.
Does 'butterbar' imply anything?
Yes — it connotes inexperience, since a second lieutenant is the most junior commissioned officer.
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