American English pronunciation

How to pronounce butch

IPA transcription: ['bʊtʃ]

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Noun

  • (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

Adjective

  • used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

  • (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance

Usage examples

  • He teamed with Necro Butcher to defeat the team of Jimmy Jacobs and Delirious.
  • Captain Janeway sports a butch haircut and excessive schadenfreude.
  • "The Butcher's Wife" is critical of traditional Chinese patriarchy.
  • Amateur chef wearing a white cooking apron is about to chop a chicken with a butcher knife.
  • She briefly dated Butch Walker, mentioning him in her song "Golden" as "Number Five.
  • Butcher and Trescothick were both out early in the same over to Glenn McGrath.
  • McKay called the people who did it "the wood butchers of Liverpool".
  • Hence, the region's nickname of "Aden's butcher's shop".
  • The butcher gave me a kilo of ham for free!
  • A butcher I once dealt with occupied that very ground.