butch

adjective (butch, butcher, butchest – rare); noun (a butch – slang)

«butch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(informal) Looking or acting tough, strong and traditionally manly. tree →
(slang) A word some people use for a lesbian woman who dresses or acts in a traditionally masculine way; it can be a proud self-description, but used by others it can be rude or hurtful. tree →
(a name) Butch is also a nickname, as in the cowboy Butch Cassidy. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday talk, «a butch dog» or «a butch name» is tough-sounding. In stories and old westerns, Butch Cassidy was an American outlaw. Be careful: using it about a person can be teasing or unkind.

Examples

That bulldog looks very butch. tree →
He tried to look butch in his leather jacket. tree →
Butch Cassidy was a famous train robber. tree →
"Rex is a butch name for a puppy," laughed Dad. tree →
Don't call people names to tease them. tree →

Note

Informal. Do not use it to tease people about how they look. «Butcher» (meat seller) is a different word.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «butch» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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