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noun Slang . a woman or girl, especially a lesbian or transgender woman, who embraces identity markers that are associated with traditional expressions of masculinity, as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors. a gay man who embraces identity markers that are associated with normative expressions of masculinity. any person who adopts a masculine appearance, manner, or persona. Informal . butch haircut.
adjective Slang . (of a girl or woman) having identity markers usually associated with traditional expressions of masculinity. (of a boy or man) decidedly masculine in manner or appearance. Origin of butch First recorded in 1940–45; apparently from the proper name
Words nearby butch butane, butanoic acid, butanol, butanone, Butazolidin, butch , butcher, butcherbird, butcher block, butcher knife, butcher linen
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Example sentences from the Web for butch Haute Butch is one of a number of new design houses targeting the trans, butch , and androgynous dressers.
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Sports stars going on Dancing with the Stars who are big, butch , and energetic are talking about how exhausting it is.
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But when Tarantino cast Travolta, he thought Willis would make a good Butch Coolidge.
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The scene between getaway cab driver Esmeralda Villalobos (Angela Jones) and Butch is one of the oddest in Pulp Fiction.
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The miraculous brand of Billy-the-Fish football is almost over and the butch giants are back.
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Plimsoll shot a look of contempt at Butch , making the proposal.
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Captain Butch , "up against it," to employ a slightly slang expression, gazed across Ballard Field.
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And he could get into the balcony without Butch 's seeing him?
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"He'd do the old boy more good by ridding the country of them cussed red devils, than by any other way," was the reply of Butch '.
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But there was no answer, for before Hank had taken two steps Butch and Dick were gone.
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British Dictionary definitions for butch adjective (of a woman or man) markedly or aggressively masculine
noun a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
a strong rugged man
Word Origin for butch C18: back formation from butcher
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Words related to butch macho, male, manly, masculine, hoydenish, tomboyish, unfeminine, unwomanly