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Butch
Definitions
- 1 Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude. slang
"There, look, Mr. Horne! Vada that great butch lucoddy!"
- 1 (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance wordnet
- 2 used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner wordnet
- 1 A male nickname.
- 1 A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner. countable, slang
"Coming out appeals to the narcissistic pleasure of presenting to another a finished image of ourselves, which they return to us in exactly the same form: [someone tells] you [they are] a bisexual butch, and you confirm it. But instead, it seems all too likely – especially, perhaps, for bisexuals, whose claims to identity always need that much more proof – that no such mirror-image will be returned."
- 2 a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys wordnet
- 3 (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine wordnet
- 1 To work as a butcher. intransitive, nonstandard
"Sax thouſand years are near hand fled, / Sin’ I was to the butching bred, / And mony a ſcheme in vain’s been laid, / To ſtap or ſcar me; / Till ane Hornbook’s ta’en up the trade, / And faith, he’ll waur me."
- 2 To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market. nonstandard, transitive
"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."
Etymology
Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense “masculine lesbian” developed.
Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense “masculine lesbian” developed.
Back-formation from butcher.
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