butter
n.— «Butter: A wishy-washy, jumpy move on top of the snow, derived from the acro-skiing or ski ballet of the 1970s.» —“The terms of terrainment” Sacramento Bee (California) Dec. 30, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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