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buttercup

[buht-er-kuhp] / ˈbʌt ərˌkʌp /




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Well, buckle up, buttercup, because here you’ll find an assortment of day hikes and weekend camping ideas that will have you filing for vacation before you realize you’re typing an email to your boss.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

If you have to go out, mask up buttercup!

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2023

A moth, Micropterix calthella, covered in golden balls of pollen from a creeping buttercup flower found in Mutter's Moor, near Sidmouth, Devon.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022

They sell little jars of their house-made mayonnaise from a refrigerated case by the counter, by the way; it's thick and buttercup yellow from the high concentration of whipped egg yolk.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022

Sean took off his fly, tied on a plain hook, picked a buttercup and stuck it on the hook, cast, and caught a fish.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols