BUTCH
What does "BUTCH" mean?
Markedly or deliberately masculine in appearance or manner.
Meanings
- Having or affecting a tough, masculine appearance or style. He'd traded the suit for a butch leather jacket and boots. informal
- A person, especially a lesbian, who presents with a masculine identity or style. She identified as a butch and wore the label with pride. informal
- A short, close-cropped haircut, as in 'butch cut'. The barber gave the recruits all the same butch. informal
Word origin
American slang of the early 1900s, probably a shortening of 'butcher', used first as a nickname for a tough boy and later applied to a close-cropped haircut and to masculine presentation.
Remember it
BUTCH starts like BUTCHER, the trade the slang was clipped from.
A little poem
Short hair, squared shoulders, a steady stance-
a self worn plainly, not left to chance.
couplet
What it teaches
Style can be armor or it can be honesty; the difference is whether it hides you or names you.
Quick facts
What does BUTCH mean?
Markedly or deliberately masculine in appearance or manner.
Is BUTCH a valid word?
Yes — BUTCH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BUTCH?
BUTCH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BUTCH come from?
American slang of the early 1900s, probably a shortening of 'butcher', used first as a nickname for a tough boy and later applied to a close-cropped haircut and to masculine presentation.
What can BUTCH teach us?
Style can be armor or it can be honesty; the difference is whether it hides you or names you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.