Sekirov Dictionary

butch

/bʊt͡ʃ/

adjective 2
verb 2
noun 1
forms 7
phrases 1

adjective2

•
Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.
- […] Closeted men adopted feminine affect while butch men embraced traditional masculinity. — 1998
•
(informal) Of a woman (usually lesbian), having a masculine appearance, or attitude.
- Then I started going out with different kinds of women, and I started feeling more like I wanted to be more butch. […] I feel much more butch than I feel femme. — 1998

verb2

•
(nonstandard) To work as a butcher.
- Butch, to practice the trade of a butcher, to kill. — 1846
•
(nonstandard) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
- Take thy huge offal and white liver hence, / Or in a twinkling of this true-blue steel / I shall be butching thee from nape to rump. — 1834

noun1

(slang) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

forms

butched · butching · butches · butcher · more butch · butchest · most butch

Phrases with butch

butch up
To become more butch (masculine).

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