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Synonyms for butch


Grammar : Adj
Spell : boo ch
Phonetic Transcription : bʊtʃ



Définition of butch

Origin :
  • "tough youth," 1902, first attested in nickname of U.S. outlaw George Cassidy (1866-?), probably an abbreviation of butcher (n.). Sense of "aggressive lesbian" is 1940s.
  • As in mannish : adj manlike
Example sentences :
  • If the boys quarrelled with him at play, the first word was "your mother's a butch."
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • What do you think of them, Butch, now that you've clapped your eyes on them?
  • Extract from : « Bert Wilson on the Gridiron » by J. W. Duffield
  • "I'll show you if I do nothing but talk," he said to Butch after he told them of his discovery.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Plimsoll shot a look of contempt at Butch, making the proposal.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • You and Butch ride on through the trees a ways, Hahn, till you get back of them.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • He cut short Butch's boast of the way they had scared young Keith.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • "See if you can round up that damned dog, Butch," said Plimsoll.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Butch clambered to the top of the great boulder and viewed the job from the outside.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • "I suppose you'd be jealous if we stuck around," said Butch, leering now at Molly.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Wyatt was just starting to point 'em out the entrance when Butch lets him have it.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn

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