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butches

Main Entry:: butch
Pronunciation:: \ˈbu̇ch\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: probably from Butch, male nickname
Date:: 1941

1 : notably or deliberately masculine in appearance or manner 2 : closely cropped <a butch haircut>

— butch noun

— butch·ness noun

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