Anonymous
02/10/2014 23:04
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
I'm 45 and have never heard this phrase before.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 22:42
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
True butter (b/c it is basically lard) needs to be warmed A LOT before it melts. So if a person's mouth can't melt it would mean the person isn't "full of hot air"
Anonymous
02/10/2014 22:38
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
Anonymous wrote:It's the same as cool as a cucumber.
No. It's not.
Cool as a cucumber implies a person doesn't crack under pressure. They retain composure under stressful circumstances, etc. It is complimentary.
'Butter...' Phrase implies they are so high falutin/pretentious that 'butter doesn't melt in their mouth'. They think they are better than everyone.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 22:21
Subject: Re:What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
Anonymous wrote:I have never heard this. Is this a regional thing? I grew up in Va.
I grew up in Fairfax and I've heard since I was a kid.
My parents are from Connecticut.
Also--all very well read.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 21:23
Subject: Re:What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
I always thought it means the person is cold.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 20:14
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
It means they seem sweet and harmless, while implying that they are actually mean/vicious.
I think everyone in the UK would know this meaning only.
I think everyone in the UK would know this meaning only.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 19:44
Subject: Re:What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
Anonymous wrote:It means somebody that thinks they're all that. It is used in a sarcastic sense.
They think they are so great (butter doesn't even melt..).
It is NOT a compliment.
+1
Their shit don't stink.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 19:23
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
It's the same as cool as a cucumber.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 18:42
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
Anonymous wrote:Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth means on the outside she's warm/charming/friendly/sweet, but in reality, a huge bitch. AKA two faced. This is a very Southern turn of phrase.
This.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 18:38
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
that was always my interpretation as wellAnonymous wrote:PP here--I think "innocent" captures it better than "harmless." But the more I think about it, it really does have an ironic meaning. I usually hear it to mean innocent-looking, but not truly innocent.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/butter-wouldn-t-melt-in-sb-s-mouth
But interested that PPs have a completely different viewpoint; prim, proper, emotionally cool. Wonder if it's a British vs. American English difference? (I'm British)
Anonymous
02/10/2014 18:35
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
Anonymous wrote:Butter wouldn't melt in her mouth means on the outside she's warm/charming/friendly/sweet, but in reality, a huge bitch. AKA two faced. This is a very Southern turn of phrase.
How do you turn a phrase?
Anonymous
02/10/2014 18:11
Subject: Re:What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
I have never heard this. Is this a regional thing? I grew up in Va.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 18:09
Subject: Re:What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
Slick and charming. Think Bill Clinton.
Anonymous
02/10/2014 18:02
Subject: What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
Obviously no one really knows as elucidated by this thread
Anonymous
03/22/2012 22:10
Subject: Re:What does "butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth" mean?
It means somebody that thinks they're all that. It is used in a sarcastic sense.
They think they are so great (butter doesn't even melt..).
It is NOT a compliment.
They think they are so great (butter doesn't even melt..).
It is NOT a compliment.