From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbutchbutch /bʊtʃ/ adjective informal 1 HBHMANa woman who is butch looks, behaves, or dresses like a man2 HBHMANa man who is butch seems big and strong, and typically male
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butch• Robin Williams plays Armand, the relatively butch half of a gay couple.• As a boy you were so butch it hurt.Origin butch (1900-2000) Butch name given to men or boys who behave as if wanting to fight, probably from butcher 