Only ’80s Kids Can Ace This Totally Tubular Slang Quiz

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What did it mean to hear “butter”?

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“Butter” could often be heard among college students in the 1980s. The phrase was typically used to refer to something that was considered uncool. For example, someone might say, “This song is butter.”
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What did it mean to hear “butter”?

  • being better than someone
  • to listen to music
  • to smooth something over
  • when something is uncool
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