单词 | to butch it up |
释义 | > as lemmasto butch it up a. transitive. To make (a person, oneself, etc.) more traditionally or stereotypically masculine, either in appearance or behaviour. Also with it as object, in to butch it up: to be or appear butch.Frequently in homosexual contexts, with various connotations: cf. butch adj. 2, butch n. 4a and 4b. ΚΠ 1964 Lavender Lexicon Butch it up, an admonition to act less faggotty. Often is spoken in jest, and may be heard as, ‘Butch it up, Mary’, meaning to cut out the obvious homosexual talk and action. 1973 R. J. Corsini Current Psychotherapies 113 He advised Michael to concentrate on his behavior rather than on his fantasies, and attempted, as Michael experienced it, to ‘butch him up’. 1997 N.Y. Times 13 July 3/2 (advt.) Suit yourself in the finest Italian clothing... Butch it up a little this Fall. 2001 Out Nov. 77/2 Gay men started butching it up like little Ken dolls, proving belatedly to their childhood tormentors that they weren't sissies after all but real men who wanted other real men. 2013 C. Doctorow Homeland ix. 171 I tried to butch it up, be as tough and cool as a super-spy. < as lemmas |
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