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Word: Butch
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 19th century: originally US dialect, short for butch knife, in the sense ‘a butcher's knife’; the current senses date from the mid 20th century
bʊtʃ
having an appearance or other qualities of a type traditionally seen as masculine
Short Definition:traditionally masculine in appearance or behaviour
Examples:- butch men and feisty women
- a butch woman in a baseball cap
- there might be some butch firefighters on their way over!
Word: Butch
Speech Type: Noun
bʊtʃ
a lesbian whose appearance and behaviour are seen as traditionally masculine.
Short Definition:lesbian seen as masculine
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