/ Dictionary / Index B butter-and-egg man: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: but'ter-and-egg' man" Pronunciation: (but'ur-un-eg'), [key] — Older Slang. Older Slang. a prosperous businessman from a small town or a farmer who spends his money ostentatiously on visits to a big city. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. butter butter-and-eggs Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language