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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: open slather n - See slather
slath•er /ˈslæðɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Informal Termsto spread or apply thickly:to slather butter on toast.
- Informal Termsto spread something thickly on:to slather toast with butter.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slath•er (slaᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation [Informal.]v.t. - Informal Termsto spread or apply thickly:to slather butter on toast.
- Informal Termsto spread something thickly on (usually fol. by with):to slather toast with butter.
- Informal Termsto spend or use lavishly.
n. - Informal TermsOften, slathers. a generous amount:slathers of money.
- Informal Terms, British Terms open slather, [Australian.]complete freedom.
- origin, originally uncertain 1810–20, in sense "to slip, slide''
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: slather /ˈslæðə/ n - (usually plural) informal a large quantity
- open slather ⇒ Austral NZ slang a situation in which there are no restrictions; free-for-all
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin |