Definition of butch
1 : notably or deliberately masculine in appearance or manner
2 : closely cropped a butch haircut
butch
nounbutchness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Origin and Etymology of butch
probably from Butch, male nickname
First Known Use: 1941
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