slather

[ slath -er ]
/ ˈslæð ər /
Informal.

verb (used with object)

to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
to spread something thickly on (usually followed by with): to slather toast with butter.
to spend or use lavishly.

noun

Often slathers. a generous amount: slathers of money.

Idioms for slather

    open slather, Australian. complete freedom.

Origin of slather

1810–20, in sense “to slip, slide”; origin uncertain

Words nearby slather

slate blue, slate-colored junco, slated for, be, slater, slatey, slather, slating, slatkin, slattern, slatternly, slatting

British Dictionary definitions for open slather (1 of 2)

open slather

noun

See slather (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for open slather (2 of 2)

slather
/ (ˈslæðə) /

noun

(usually plural) informal a large quantity
open slather Australian and NZ slang a situation in which there are no restrictions; free-for-all

verb (tr) US and Canadian slang

to squander or waste
to spread thickly or lavishly

Word Origin for slather

C19: of unknown origin