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Butch   /bʊtʃ/   Listen
Butch

adjective
1.
Used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner.  Synonym: macho.
2.
(of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance.
noun
1.
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine.  Synonyms: dike, dyke.





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"Butch" Quotes from Famous Books



... Big Butch Brewster, captain and full-back of the Bannister College football squad, his behemoth bulk swathed in heavy blankets and crowded into a narrow bunk, shifted his vast tonnage restlessly. He was dreaming of the wild and woolly West, and like a six-reel Western drama ...
— T. Haviland Hicks Senior • J. Raymond Elderdice
... mold. Mary McCready was a big husky redhead of twelve, with a face full of freckles and an infectious laugh, and Tommy Miller, a few months younger, was just an average, extroverted, well adjusted youngster, noisy and restless, tee-shirted and butch-barbered. ...
— Junior Achievement • William Lee
... be a big haul for the police. Plenty of evidence to send Cadorna to the chair now. The murder of Butch Collins, the undersized thug, had been witnessed by three of them. No, four: Carlos would squeal. He was that kind. There would be rejoicing in the underworld too, for Cadorna had many enemies. They'd be killing each other off in droves though, for the leaders of rival gangs ...
— Astounding Stories, March, 1931 • Various


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