SLATHER


Meaning of SLATHER in English

n. & v.

n. 1 (usu. in pl.) US colloq. a large amount. 2 (often open slather) Austral. & NZ sl. unrestricted scope for action.

v.tr. US colloq. 1 spread thickly. 2 squander.

[ 19th c.: orig. unkn. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.