"futch" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fʊtʃ/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ʊtʃ Etymology: Blend of femme + butch Etymology templates: {{blend|en|femme|butch}} Blend of femme + butch Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} futch (not comparable)
  1. Exhibiting qualities of both femme and butch identities. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-futch-en-adj-Rb1NTVuc Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Noun

IPA: /fʊtʃ/ [UK] Forms: futches [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊtʃ Etymology: Blend of femme + butch Etymology templates: {{blend|en|femme|butch}} Blend of femme + butch Head templates: {{en-noun}} futch (plural futches)
  1. A person who exhibits traits of both a femme and a butch. Categories (topical): LGBT Related terms: kiki
    Sense id: en-futch-en-noun-ltZInff7 Disambiguation of LGBT: 32 68 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 63

Inflected forms

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