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”?
- when something is uncool
- to smooth something over
- to listen to music
- being better than someone
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