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I'm old, but I'm still cute and strong. And very butch.
Geraldo Rivera

Meaning of "butch" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUTCH

Back formation from butcher.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUTCH

butch  [bʊtʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Butch can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BUTCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of butch in the English dictionary

The first definition of butch in the dictionary is markedly or aggressively masculine. Other definition of butch is a lesbian who is noticeably masculine. Butch is also a strong rugged man.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUTCH


approach
əˈprəʊtʃ
broach
brəʊtʃ
brooch
brəʊtʃ
coach
kəʊtʃ
cockroach
ˈkɒkˌrəʊtʃ
couch
kaʊtʃ
croche
krəʊtʃ
crouch
kraʊtʃ
encroach
ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ
grouch
ɡraʊtʃ
loach
ləʊtʃ
ouch
aʊtʃ
poach
pəʊtʃ
pouch
paʊtʃ
putsch
pʊtʃ
reproach
rɪˈprəʊtʃ
roach
rəʊtʃ
slouch
slaʊtʃ
stagecoach
ˈsteɪdʒˌkəʊtʃ
vouch
vaʊtʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUTCH

but and ben
but for
butadiene
butane
butane gas
butanoic acid
butanol
butanone
butcher
butcher´s
butcher´s boy
butcher´s hook
butcher´s shop
butcher´s-broom
butcherbird
butcherer
butcheries
butcherly
butchery
butchness

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUTCH

centrifugal clutch
clutch
crutch
cutch
double-clutch
double Dutch
dutch
friction clutch
go Dutch
Gulf of Kutch
hutch
in Dutch
Kutch
Middle Dutch
mutch
Old Dutch
rabbit hutch
Rann of Kutch
the Dutch
the Pennsylvania Dutch

Synonyms and antonyms of butch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BUTCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «butch» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of butch

Translation of «butch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUTCH

Find out the translation of butch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of butch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «butch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

布奇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

butch
570 millions of speakers

English

butch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوتش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Батч
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

butch
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gouine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Butch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

burschikos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブッチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Butch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm nghề bán thịt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறைச்சி வெட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

butch
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

butch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Butch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

батч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

butch
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μπουτς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Butch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

butch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

butch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of butch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTCH»

The term «butch» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «butch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «butch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about butch

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4 QUOTES WITH «BUTCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word butch.
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Kyan Douglas
I'm all for guys being butch and guys being men. I identify with that and appreciate that. But if I'm going to stab my gay brother in the back who isn't butch and who maybe acts a little bit more effeminate, what good is that?
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Billy Porter
I was so beat down as a young person - being black, being gay, being unable to assimilate because I could never, ever pull off being butch.
3
Laura Prepon
I'm the tomboy so I got to be a little butch.
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Geraldo Rivera
I'm old, but I'm still cute and strong. And very butch.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTCH»

Discover the use of butch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to butch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Butch Cassidy: Beyond the Grave
More importantly, this book answers the question of whether Butch Cassidy survived his alleged death at the hands of Bolivian soldiers in 1908 and returned to friends and family in the US.
W. C. Jameson, 2012
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Butch/femme: inside lesbian gender
Essays on the butch-femme designations, respecting the power that these categories have in the lesbian community while at the same time avoiding the cliched romanticism often inherent in their representation.
Sally Munt, Cherry Smyth, 1998
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Butch Cassidy: A Biography
Presents an account of the life, times, and crimes of the legendary outlaw
Richard M. Patterson, 1998
4
Stone Butch Blues
“Stone Butch Blues is wrenching, compelling, provocative. Feinberg examines the straitjacket of the gender binary and the price it exacts.” —Zsa Zsa Gershick, author of Gay Old Girls “In this revolutionary novel, Feinberg explodes the myth of  ...
Leslie Feinberg, 2010
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In Search of Butch Cassidy
So that's your game is it? asked Butch. Well old timer you had better learn how to use a small gun That one might back up and hurt you. Watching the fellow to see that he did not get the drop on him he walked up and demanded the fellow to ...
Larry Pointer, 2013
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The Persistent desire: a femme-butch reader
Surveys a decade of the attempt to reconstruct and understand the meaning and value of butch-femme relations for the contemporary lesbian, drawing on oral history, fiction, poetry, and fantasy
Joan Nestle, 1992
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He Rode with Butch and Sundance: The Story of Harvey (Kid ...
This outlaw group was a melding of the best of the Hole-in-the-Wall gang and Butch Cassidy's Powder Springs gang. Smokov shows that Curry was not the bloodthirsty killer that many have claimed.
Mark T. Smokov, 2012
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Butch Cassidy, My Uncle: A Family Portrait
Betenson offers up new information about this infamous outlaw's life and death.
William James Betenson, 2012
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Butch/femme
This beautifully produced collection of thoughts and photographs celebrates the gender roles, erotic desires, and self-perceptions of lesbian life. A perfect gift book.Black-and-white photographs. Black-and-white photographs.
Manuela Soares, Judy Grahn, Nisa Donnelly, 1995
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Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme
Over 15 years after the publication of Joan Nestle's groundbreaking The Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader (Alyson, 1995), Persistence features leading queer authors and thinkers reflecting on what butch and femme mean to them today.
Ivan Elizabeth Coyote, Zena Sharman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term butch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Butch + Kiwi
These tickets are on sale for Butch + Kiwi. Skiddle.com is an official ticket outlet for this event. All credit card purchases you make at skiddle.com are encrypted ... «Skiddle.com, Jul 15»
2
Harold 'Butch' Boernemann
Harold A. “Butch” Boernemann, 59, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother of Church Thursday, Aug. 21. 2008. Husband of the late Mary ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Storm, Elmer 'Butch'
RAPID CITY | Elmer “Butch” Storm, 74, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015, at the Department of Veterans Affairs at Fort Meade, SD. «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
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Death Notices: Paul E. (Butch) Dodd
Paul E. (Butch) Dodd, 69. Union City - Paul E. (Butch) Dodd, 69, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015. Service is 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, ... «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
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PET OF THE WEEK: Fun-loving Butch looking for a new best friend
This Independence Day, help Butch find the spark to light his fireworks! Butch is a 1-year-old Lab mix who has been patiently waiting to find his ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
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Duck calling icon Butch Richenback dies
Someone years back called Butch Richenback the Pied Piper of Stuttgart and pointed out that he used a duck call instead of a flute. Harry M. «Log Cabin Democrat, Jul 15»
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Tom Oates: Basketball still a big part of life for former UW player …
Brian Butch played five stints with the Bakersfield Jam of the National Basketball Developmental League, earning MVP honors in the league's ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
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Butch Downer leaves positive legacy
Butch's strength even when we were kids was his organizational abilities. He was the first out each winter evening for our road hockey games. «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»
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Manager Butch Hobson, 5 Lancaster Barnstormers headed to …
Barnstormers manager Butch Hobson, right, questions a call by home plate umpire Allean Reyes during Saturday's 4-0 loss to York. «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
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Storm, Butch
Copyright 2015 Rapid City Journal. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. View (0) ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»

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