English Explanatory Dictionary

butch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.
  2. Of a woman (usually lesbian), having a masculine appearance, or attitude.
noun
  1. A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.
verb
  1. To work as a butcher.
  2. To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
name
  1. A male nickname.

Pronunciation

/bʊt͡ʃ/ En-au-butch.ogg

Word forms

butch butcher more butch butchest most butch butches butching butched

Etymology

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

Synonyms

manly mannish masc masculine unfeminine bull dyke dyke

Antonyms

femme feminine

Derived words

butchery butchly butchness butchphobia butch up butchy unbutch butch cut butch queen futch soft butch stone butch transbutch
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