I. ˈslathə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
: a great quantity : a lavish amount
seems to be a slather of public and private money available — Lee Rogow
— often used in plural
slathers of friends
slathers of luck
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- open slather
II. transitive verb
( slathered ; slathered ; slathering -th(ə)riŋ ; slathers )
1.
a. : to spread thickly or lavishly — usually used with on
grabbed some bread and slathered jam on it — P.E.Stevenson
b. : to spread thickly or lavishly on — usually used with with
slathering the cars with paint
2. : to use or spend in a wasteful or lavish manner : squander
slathered money on ice cream — Dorothy C. Fisher