Phrases & SayingsFood and drink
as full as a butcher's pup
Extremely full after eating.
In a sentence
After lunch at Nan’s, I was as full as a butcher’s pup.
Where it came from
The image is of a butcher’s dog or pup with ready access to scraps. It survives as a colourful Australian family saying, although a precise first record has not been established.
- First recorded
- 2011
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia-wide; often family; regional distribution varies