"butch" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /bʊt͡ʃ/ Audio: En-au-butch.ogg [Australia] Forms: butcher [comparative], more butch [comparative], butchest [superlative], most butch [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊtʃ Etymology: Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense of “masculine lesbian” developed. Head templates: {{en-adj|er,more}} butch (comparative butcher or more butch, superlative butchest or most butch)
  1. (originally Polari) Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude. Synonyms: manly, mannish, masc, masculine, unfeminine Translations (masculine): 陽剛的 /阳刚的 (yánggāng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 彪悍的 (biāohàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 男子气概的 (nánzǐ qìgài de) (Chinese Mandarin), chlapácký (Czech), drsný (Czech), mužný (Czech), macho (Dutch), mannelijk (Dutch), stoer (Dutch), miesmäinen (Finnish), hommasse (French), męski (Polish), macho (Polish), manlig (Swedish), macho (Swedish), manhaftig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-butch-en-adj-LNX2XmpI Categories (other): Polari, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Appearance Disambiguation of English back-formations: 34 12 22 10 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 23 6 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 5 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 53 4 18 8 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 3 24 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 73 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 70 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 73 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 73 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 10 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 9 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 72 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 68 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 70 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 68 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 74 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 63 11 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 70 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 73 9 19 Disambiguation of Appearance: 38 46 15 1 1 Disambiguation of 'masculine': 69 31
  2. Of a woman (usually lesbian), having a masculine appearance, or attitude.
    Sense id: en-butch-en-adj-a5WBsRhC Categories (other): Appearance, Female people Disambiguation of Appearance: 38 46 15 1 1 Disambiguation of Female people: 0 86 14 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: butchery, butchly, butchness, butchphobia, butch up, butchy, unbutch
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /bʊt͡ʃ/ Audio: En-au-butch.ogg [Australia] Forms: butches [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊtʃ Etymology: Originally, it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense of “masculine lesbian” developed. Head templates: {{en-noun}} butch (plural butches)
  1. (slang, LGBTQ, countable) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner. Tags: countable, slang Synonyms: bull dyke, dyke Derived forms: butch cut, butch queen, futch, soft butch, stone butch, transbutch Translations (masculine lesbian): gallimarsot [masculine] (Catalan), homenot [masculine] (Catalan), lesbická mužatka (Czech), betonlebbe [common-gender] (Danish), pot [feminine] (Dutch), miesmäinen lesbo (Finnish), rekkalesbo (Finnish), gouine [feminine] (French), hommasse [slang] (French), camionneuse [feminine] (French), בּוּצָ׳ה (bútcha) [feminine] (Hebrew), sentul (Indonesian), maschiaccio [masculine] (Italian), pengkid [slang] (Malay), traktorlesbe [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), traktorlesbe [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), baba-chłop [feminine] (Polish), chłopobaba [feminine] (Polish), chłopczyca [feminine] (Polish), herod-baba [feminine] (Polish), kobieton [masculine] (Polish), babochłop [masculine] (Polish), maria-macho [feminine] (Portuguese), caminhoneira [feminine] (Portuguese), desfem [feminine] (Portuguese), кобла (kobla) [slang] (Russian), кобёл (kobjól) [slang] (Russian), буч (buč) (Russian), machorra [feminine] (Spanish), marimacho [feminine] (Spanish), camionera [feminine] (Spanish), truckflata [common-gender] (Swedish), butchflata [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-butch-en-noun-X8HeTSCt Categories (other): LGBTQ, Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 38 46 15 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /bʊt͡ʃ/ Audio: En-au-butch.ogg [Australia] Forms: butches [present, singular, third-person], butching [participle, present], butched [participle, past], butched [past]
Rhymes: -ʊtʃ Etymology: Back-formation from butcher. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|butcher}} Back-formation from butcher Head templates: {{en-verb}} butch (third-person singular simple present butches, present participle butching, simple past and past participle butched)
  1. (nonstandard, intransitive) To work as a butcher. Tags: intransitive, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-butch-en-verb-qpoKz1Gl
  2. (nonstandard, transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market. Tags: nonstandard, transitive
    Sense id: en-butch-en-verb-GVsS8k~a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [French]

IPA: /butʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-butch.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-butch.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Bananax47-butch.wav [France] (note: Agen) Forms: butchs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English butch. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|en:butch}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "butch", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "butch", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="butch">, {{bor+|fr|en|butch}} Borrowed from English butch Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} butch f (plural butchs)
  1. (gay slang) butch (masculine queer woman) (contrast fem) Tags: feminine, slang

Adjective [German]

IPA: [bʊt͡ʃ] Audio: De-butch.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from English butch. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|en:butch}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "butch", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "butch", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="butch">, {{bor+|de|en|butch}} Borrowed from English butch Head templates: {{de-adj|indecl}} butch (indeclinable)
  1. butch Tags: indeclinable Synonyms: butchig

Inflected forms

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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
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        "German terms borrowed from English",
        "German terms derived from English",
        "German uncomparable adjectives",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
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    },
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    {
      "word": "butchig"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for butch meaning in All languages combined (29.2kB)

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