Butterface

n.

Heard in Carlow and Cork

A woman whose body is attractive until one sees her face.

She turned out to be a real butterface

Posh English

She proved to be rather attractive from the neck down, until one beheld her face.

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork

Related terms

• Dart board faceA person whose face is covered in freckles.
• Face on ye like a monkey's miscarriageSomeone whose face is so unattractive it cannot be looked at.
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