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Definition of 'butch'

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butch

(bʊtʃ )
1. adjective
If you describe a woman as butch, you mean that she behaves or dresses in a masculine way. This use could cause offence.
[informal]
2. adjective
If you describe a man as butch, you mean that he behaves in an extremely masculine way.
[informal]
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butch in British

(bʊtʃ ) slang
adjective
1. 
(of a woman or man) markedly or aggressively masculine
noun
2. 
a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
3. 
a strong rugged man
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Word origin of 'butch'
C18: back formation from butcher
Word Frequency

butch in American

(bʊtʃ ; booch)
adjective
1.  US, Slang
masculine in appearance, manner, etc.
sometimes used specif. of a lesbian
noun
2.  US, Slang
a tough or rugged man or boy
used chiefly in direct address
3.  Informal
buzz cut
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'butch'
prob. after Butch, nickname for a boy, contr. < ? butcher

Example sentences containing 'butch'

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I tried to look butch, but it just ended up camp. The Sun (2011)So there we were, with these quite butch ladies asking 'Are you one of those punk rockers? Times, Sunday Times (2007)If you thought he looked butch with his shirt off in Brokeback Mountain brace yourself for a beefy surprise. Times, Sunday Times (2006)Not looking really butch now, am I? The Sun (2010)

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