Butch Definition

bo͝och
adjective
butchest
Masculine in appearance, manner, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
One who is butch.
American Heritage
A tough or rugged man or boy.
Webster's New World
A haircut in which the hair is cropped close to the head.
American Heritage
A woman, esp. a lesbian, whose appearance, manner, etc. is that which is traditionally regarded as masculine.
Webster's New World

Buzz cut.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

A male nickname.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Butch

Noun

Singular:
butch
Plural:
butches

Adjective

Base Form:
butch
Superlative:
butchest

Origin of Butch

  • Originally it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense "aggressive lesbian" was developed.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably from the male nickname Butch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Butch Sentence Examples

  • The band were asked to re-record the album with producer of Nirvana's famous Nevermind album Butch Vig, in order to appeal to the American market, but Blur refused.

  • In a business built on dreams and raw energy, Butch brings detail, stability and an increasingly canny eye for a deal.

  • This is butch oil for the man in your life, or for a lively or jaded palate.

  • Did Butch Cassidy survive the wild shootout with Bolivian troops in 1908?

  • Ben Moon looking butch on Hueco's classically steep terrain.

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