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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
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butch [bʊtʃ]

  1. n.
    a physician. (Derogatory. From butcher.) : The butch at the infirmary was no help at all.
  2. mod.
    virile and masculine. (In a homosexual context.) : Really, Clare. How butch!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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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