Usually means: Flatter someone for personal gain.
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  1. butter up: Merriam-Webster
  2. butter up: Collins English Dictionary
  3. butter up: Vocabulary.com
  4. butter up: Wiktionary
  5. butter up: Dictionary.com
  6. butter up: Rhymezone
  7. butter up: Phrasal Verb Page
  8. butter up: FreeDictionary.org
  9. butter up: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. butter up: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. butter up: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. butter up: Encyclopedia

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  1. butter up: Medical dictionary

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Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Butter Up (Bud her up): Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (butter up)

verb:  (transitive, figuratively, informal) To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.

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