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Princeton's WordNet

  1. butch, machoadjective

    used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

  2. butchadjective

    (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance

Wiktionary

  1. butchnoun

    A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

  2. butchadjective

    Very masculine.

  3. butchadjective

    With a masculine appearance or attitude.

  4. Butchnoun

    A male nickname

  5. Etymology: Originally it was probably used as an abbreviation of butcher. Later, in the 1940s, the sense "aggressive lesbian" was developed.

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  1. butch

    "Butch" is a term used in the lesbian and LGBTQ+ community to describe individuals who express and identify themselves with traditionally masculine characteristics or behaviors. It can refer to a specific gender expression that might include physical traits such as short hair, clothing style like wearing pants or suits, or behaviors perceived as masculine. However, these traits can vary between individuals and cultures. Or, it can also refer to an identity used along the spectrum of gender and sexual orientation.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BUTCH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Butch is ranked #28023 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Butch surname appeared 855 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Butch.

    95.2% or 814 total occurrences were White.
    1.7% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
    0.7% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of butch in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of butch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of butch in a Sentence

  1. Robert Foster:

    The big firms have too many clients who would say,' We're going to take our business away from you.' I don't think Butch Bowers or Debbie Barbier have that concern.

  2. Cameron Esposito:

    I've never apologized for being a woman, for being gay, for being kind of butch, masculine of center. I am into it. Like, I like who I am, i think sometimes that has been challenging for folks.

  3. Gary Woodland:

    He's playing some phenomenal golf, i saw him this winter out in Vegas working with Butch, and you could tell then he was dialed in.

  4. Brandt Snedeker:

    He did a great job of helping me understand how I swing the golf club, what I need to do to be successful, the great thing about Butch is he's not technical at all. He instills confidence in you when you don't even realize he's doing it. We might have a three-hour practice session and he might say one thing about my swing and 15 things about the mental side of it, what you should be thinking in certain situations.

  5. Joshua Greene:

    Milton realized what a wonderful chameleon Marilyn can be in front of the camera, they knowingly jumped off the cliff together, like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

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