Meaning

2 senses
  1. Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.

    used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

  2. Of a woman (usually lesbian), having a masculine appearance, or attitude.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Mary is a butch lesbian.

    ruМэри мужеподобная лесбиянка. — corvard

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the s

Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense of “masculine lesbian” developed.

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Forms

butcher/more butch, butchest/most butch
Comparativebutcher / more butch Lesson
Superlativebutchest / most butch Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner:macho

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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