butch
butch · butcher · butchest
чоловічий
мужской, мужественный, маскулинный
männlich, maskulin
Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitudeVery masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.
/bʊt͡ʃ/
» Mary is a butch lesbian.
Мэри мужеподобная лесбиянка. — corvard
Babilfrenzo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesVery masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.
used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
Of a woman (usually lesbian), having a masculine appearance, or attitude.
Examples
1 sentencesMary is a butch lesbian.
ruМэри мужеподобная лесбиянка. — corvard
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sOriginally, 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| Comparative | butcher / more butch Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | butchest / most butch Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form