butch
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butch¹
- /bʊt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ʊtʃ
Where it comes from
Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense of “masculine lesbian” developed.
adjective butcher · more butch · butchest · most butch
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Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.
There, look, Mr. Horne! Vada that great butch lucoddy!
Similar: manly, mannish, masc, masculine, unfeminine · Opposite: femme, feminine
- Of a woman (usually lesbian), having a masculine appearance, or attitude. Then I started going out with different kinds of women, and I started feeling more like I wanted to be more butch. […] I feel much more butch than I feel femme.
noun butches
- A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner. Coming out appeals to the narcissistic pleasure of presenting to another a finished image of ourselves, which they return to us in exactly the same form: [someone tells] you [they are] a bisexual butch, and you confirm it. But instead, it seems all too likely – especially, perhaps, for bisexuals, wh
butch²
- /bʊt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ʊtʃ
Where it comes from
Back-formation from butcher.
verb butches · butching · butched
- To work as a butcher. Sax thouſand years are near hand fled, / Sin’ I was to the butching bred, / And mony a ſcheme in vain’s been laid, / To ſtap or ſcar me; / Till ane Hornbook’s ta’en up the trade, / And faith, he’ll waur me.
- To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market. Take thy huge offal and white liver hence, / Or in a twinkling of this true-blue steel / I shall be butching thee from nape to rump.
Butch³
proper noun
- A male nickname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: homosexual, macho, masculine, dyke, fem, male, femme, butcher, boucher, aggressive, burly, butted, butters, boofy, husky, boysy
Translations
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noun masculine lesbian
| Español | machorra, marimacho, camionera |
|---|---|
| Português | maria-macho, caminhoneira, desfem |
| Français | gouine, hommasse, camionneuse |
| Italiano | maschiaccio |
| Русский | кобла kobla, кобёл kobjól, буч buč |
| עברית | בּוּצָ׳ה bútcha |
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