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What (who) is lung butter - definition

LIQUID SECRETED BY THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF MAMMALIANS

Phlem; Lung butter; Flegm; Phlegma; Flem

lung butter

The nastiness that you hack up in the morning shower after smoking a carton of cigarettes at the bars the night before.
Can also be used for productive cough.
I started coughing and ended up horking up a hell of a lot of lung butter.

phlegm

[fl?m]

¦ noun

1. the thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, especially when produced in excessive quantities during a cold.

2. (in medieval science and medicine) one of the four bodily humours, believed to be associated with a calm or apathetic temperament.

calmness of temperament.

Derivatives

phlegmy adjective

Origin

ME fleem, fleume, from OFr. fleume, from late L. phlegma 'clammy moisture (of the body)', from Gk phlegma 'inflammation', from phlegein 'to burn'.

phlegm

n.

1.

Mucus, excrementitious humor.

2.

Apathy, insensibility, dulness, indifference, coldness, sluggishness.

Wikipedia

Phlegm

Phlegm (; Ancient Greek: φλέγμᾰ, phlégma, "inflammation", "humour caused by heat") is mucus produced by the respiratory system, excluding that produced by the nasal passages. It often refers to respiratory mucus expelled by coughing, otherwise known as sputum. Phlegm, and mucus as a whole, is in essence a water-based gel consisting of glycoproteins, immunoglobulins, lipids and other substances. Its composition varies depending on climate, genetics, and state of the immune system. Its color can vary from transparent to pale or dark yellow and green, from light to dark brown, and even to dark grey depending on the constituents. The body naturally produces about 1 quart (about 1 litre) of phlegm every day to capture and clear substances in the air and bacteria from the nose and throat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlegm