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butch

  [booch]
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–noun
1. butch haircut.
2. Slang. a lesbian, esp. one notably masculine in manner or appearance.
–adjective
3. Slang.
a. (of a girl or woman) having traits of personality, dress, behavior, or appearance usually associated with males.
b. (of a male) decidedly or exaggeratedly masculine in manner or appearance.
Origin:
1940–45; appar. from the proper name

Butch

  [booch]
–noun
a male given name.

butch haircut

 
–noun
1. a short haircut for men, similar to a crew cut.
2. a haircut for women in which the hair is cropped relatively short.
Also called butch.
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butch   (bŏŏch)   
adj.   Slang
Exhibiting stereotypically or exaggeratedly masculine traits or appearance. Used especially of lesbians and gay men.
n.  
  1. Slang One who is butch.
  2. A haircut in which the hair is cropped close to the head.

[Probably from the male nickname Butch.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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butch 
"tough youth," 1902, first attested in nickname of outlaw George Cassidy, probably an abbreviation of butcher. Sense of "aggressive lesbian" is 1940s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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